Stogieman Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I'm really not buying anything anymore. Taking a break from collecting since I gave up my business about a year ago. But when an old friend in Saxony eMailed me about this bar.... well, I couldn't really say no, could I? It would have been impolite! I can count on my hands the number of Mecklenburg Long Service Crosses I've actually seen mounted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 The reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Powell Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 gosh thats nice! i have never seen a Mecklenburg Long Service Cross mounted . you just made my week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 There's another forumite who has a couple, but I'll let him raise his own thunder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Way out of my usual grazing pastures, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hard to believe that it is almost 100 years old! Breath taking piece! It would be impossible to walk away from it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I love to see the wartime feldgrau backing plates too. It's a small icing on the cake.Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 astonishing condition, a confirmation of simplicityowning the essence of beauty....easy to see why you'd come out of retirement for this!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K. Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Ahhhh.....you're the one that beat me to it!!! Ohhh...the nail-biting and the mental pacing back and forth I went through while convalescing, hoping it would be mine. And now the flaunting.....'tisk tisk.Exceptionally nice bar...the colors are stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 I've heard the old saying "When it rains, it pours".... but I never really believed it until this morning's mail!! Now, I'm hoping the old saying that "Things always happen in three's" is true as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Reverse of the solo bar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 OK, now I'm wondering (and blessing my scanner's ability to blow things up a bit)... the lettering on the reverse is not capitalized! I don't recall seeing this variation before. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K. Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Rick, It looks fine to me. And it is the more difficult type to find with lower case letters used on the reverse side.Also notice the difference in the '4' compared to the FF2 that started this thread. Are there fine crosshatching marks on the outer rim (from the beading to the edge of the cross)?Steve Edited March 26, 2008 by Steve K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hi Steve, no cross-hatching on the outer edges; but not really smooth either. More of a "grainy" appearance under a glass. As a whole, the details and features of this cross are finer/nicer/sharper than any other MVK I have handled. Quite a distinct variation. Any idea how this dates out as opposed to the more common variant? Any idea as to maker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K. Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Yep, these are finely detailed crosses. I've only seen 1 in 10 as these types of crosses. As far as I know, there isn't a confirmed date or maker for these. I consider them early WW1 issue - 1914 only maybe, then no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Huxley Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 OK, now I'm wondering (and blessing my scanner's ability to blow things up a bit)... the lettering on the reverse is not capitalized! I don't recall seeing this variation before. Comments?Oh Stogie .... old age must be setting in faster than you thought Remember this little puppy that passed from you to me Seems to be exactly the same maker as the one you have just shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Huxley Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Closer view of both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Apparently my dementia has reached second-stage...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Gents, if you look carefully at the "lower case" KVK2 variants in posts 10 & 16 - concentrate on the crown for a start - you will see that these two are actually from different dies. Very interesting! My own unmounted example is the same as the post#16 type.RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K. Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 This one is slightly different and the outer flange is polished, but still another nice variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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