Motorhead Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 This one dropped in today-a good one or wasted money?Micha
Paul R Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 ReverseMicha,That is a beautiful bar!!! Congrats.
Biro Posted October 25, 2007 Posted October 25, 2007 MichaGreat bar - I have it's close relative... with the same style of EK2 but different precidence..Marshall
Ulsterman Posted October 25, 2007 Posted October 25, 2007 only one battle bar?? hmmmm? One big wound? He should be easy(ier) to find.
Motorhead Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 Well..........bad news! The bar isn't what it should be.Rule Nr.1-make your homework and never decide in a hurry! The first red flag should have been the seller Cetra2003.This is one of the accounts of our well known "Raritaetensammlerclub".I knew that and had it simply forgotten.This XXXXard is always buying medal bars that you can find later at Cetra2003!To the EK-It really looks like this people have taken an original Godet core to make their cast copies.The obverse is pretty good in this case,but the reverse shows some loss in the quality.Especially the crown and the surface of the oakleafes shows their problem with the cast! And another thing-if you are making a copy like this(in the same way,of course) you loose size!The core details are a bit smaller than at the original. Later today when the light is better I will take some good pics of that cross.Micha
Ulsterman Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 Interesting... what's the weight of the medal (EK2)? Someone took a LOT of time to make that little bar-well, they took more care than usual for certain: stitching, backing....
Motorhead Posted October 27, 2007 Author Posted October 27, 2007 I'm not so shure with the backing anymore.....this EK looks like one of the really dangerous ones.Wasted money........Micha
gregM Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 I would be interested in seeing better pictures or scans of this cross.
Biro Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) MichaI'm assuming you didn't include the frame in your measurements... so what are the measurements you used to compare your EK to and at what exact points on the core were these measurements taken from? You haven't convinced me yet that you have a bad one, but I agree that in the reverse photo you've posted, the finish on the oakleaves and crown don't look quite as they should. I am also very keen to see the reverse in better lighting conditions. regardsMarshall Edited October 29, 2007 by Biro
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