gregM

I need more money!!!

Micha

You're not the only one

It's still a keeper in my opinion.

I like Joe's idea of displaying one up and one down.

I do that with one of my double post screwbacks.

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:banger: I had this one with only 4 seconds left in the auction.

Nice cross Eric--I like this one.

It has a lot of charactor and is a seldom seen version of the KMST crosses.

All is fair in love and war------------and ebay

Nice cross Eric. Is this one off ebay? I seam to remember getting sniped on one like this not

to long ago. :unsure:

I have to admit--the details do look different but that might be attributed to the difference

in the amount of wear to the badges.

Interesting cross.

I am only taking a guess here but I do not think this is a Wagner cross.

The pin is not what I would expect on a Wagner. The picture of the core is

not clear enough for my old eyes to try to match details of the crown ect.

I am sure others with a little more experience will join in the discussion.

interesting--I have never seen anything other than the zinc version.

I would think that most of us would say this is probably a bad one BUT the truth is

we really don't have a clue.

Check out this discussion about them-----

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34960

and this one-----

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2570&hl=cats+paw

It would really be nice if this were to go to someone we know. I would love to

see good closeup scans of that bar.

Could this be the missing link? :rolleyes:

As far as I know, We still do not know the maker of these crosses.

Here is a 1 piece Ek1 diestruck from Nue-silber. A nice clean example.

The rear setup is typical of the 1920's-30's hardware.

Here is another Godet screwback. This one belongs to forum member Tony (Tiger 1).

I can not tell from the picture if there is any evidence of it ever having been frosted.

If you study the inner corners of the frame, they have a unique pattern to them.

They are an exact match to my own 1914 Godet Ek1 and to another 1914 Godet

that I was able to study.

This does not of coarse show when these were made but it prooves IMO that these

are indeed Godet made crosses.

Beautiful Godet screwback.

I have yet to find one of these for myself.

Richard, Great photos.

Nice mini. One we don't see too often. :jumping:

Hmmm.... maybe more like 1930-1940.

I would guess somewhere in between. Maybe 1870-1918.

The painted core gives me cause for concern as well as the 1870-1914 style crown.

I don't really know anything about pilots badges and will probably never own one but

I really like this one. The sharp detail even with the wear to the high points and the dark patina.

This one just has the look of quality to it.

Some beautiful crosses.

While not a 1939 cross, it was produced during the TR period.

My 1914 B.H. Mayer Ek1.

Is the core painted ?

I am thinking a very late piece. It has a 1914 look to it.

HI Eric,

So you are the one who got this one. I looked at this one as well.

The cross is the typical 1920s style. Most I have seen, have the finish

missing on the the beaded frame and highpoints to the crown. I like

these--The look of the gold tone in addition to the black and silver is nice.

Yours is in great condition. Mine is missing a lot of paint on the core as well.

I do not think the screw device is original to your cross. But still a great score.

Very nice collection :cheers:

I was told that Sedlatzek was a distributor of other badge maker's wares, and did not make badges themselves (but marked them with their own Berlin 68 mark). Is this correct?

Interesting--maybe my list is wrong.

I would like to here some other opinions on this one.

Interesting cross

It is an original cross. This style is believed to have been produced in the 1920s.

I have both a Ek1 pinback and a Ek2 version of this cross.

Yours is the first screwback that I can remember seeing---ALSO, Friedrich Sedlatzek is a

knowen maker of the Ek2 and I think this is the first Ek1 we have seen attributed to him.

Thanks for posting this one.