Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 (edited) This one dropped in today-but is it the real deal? Of course not an awarded piece,but a private purchase of the 20ies/30ies...What do you think-keep it or send t back?micha Edited August 25, 2007 by Motorhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Without screw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Washer+screw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 The case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Open...my camera can't show the real color-it's a dark purple,not blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Backside with a half scratched off sticker from B.H Meyer........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hi, Always interresting to have a cross with screw back and with the box. RegardsChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalnet Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Isn't Meyer (Hofkunstanstalt) an Austrian Manufacturer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hi Micha,I was watching this one out of curiosity. Personally I thought the cross was OK - at least no alarm bells and the screwback system looks believable. The case I also thought looked old. Whether the case and cross belong to each other is anyone's guess. From your image, there seems to be an old impression of something else? There seems to be the impression of a ?crown above where the top cross arm lies??RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hmm....OK,now it looks like we have a private purchased FF cross in an austrian case? So,where are the austrian specialists-what could have been in it originally? Think I'm sending it back because for a non matching set the price was a little bit to high.....micha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) Hmm....OK,now it looks like we have a private purchased FF cross in an austrian case? So,where are the austrian specialists-what could have been in it originally? Think I'm sending it back because for a non matching set the price was a little bit to high.....michaMicha, on your case Mayer is spelled with an "a"B H Mayer, Hofkunstpr?geanstalt was located in Pforzheim. The company made all kinds of private purchase medals and crosses.Regards, Hardy Edited August 24, 2007 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 BH Mayer is still in business: Steubenstra?e 2175172 Pforzheim, Germanyphone: 07231 92310http://www.identity-sign.de/Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 BH Mayer is still in business: Steubenstra?e 2175172 Pforzheim, Germanyphone: 07231 92310http://www.identity-sign.de/HardyIt looks real to me. Nothing to indicate otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militaria0815 Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 It looks real to me. Nothing to indicate otherwise...Not an awarded item, strictly speaking NOT an original piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Not an awarded item, strictly speaking NOT an original piece.Well, I guess this means a lot of EKIs are not original. I never thought of these awards this way but I guess it makes sense. Most people don't want non issue GMVK, HHO, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 As I said-private purchase of the 20ies,30ies...Micha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 As I said-private purchase of the 20ies,30ies...Michaand to my mind, highly collectible as such.many of these were made by the originalmanufacturers, and my understanding isthat you could not just walk in and say"gimme two HHO's, three EK's, and a PLM...".my brother has a bronze star from duty inRVN and had an extra copy or two. in my opinion,ALL of them represented his service.nice piece, micha!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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