smiler Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hello, Any opinions on this DKiG would be much appericiated, maker Klein.As you can see it has been engraved and awarded to OBLT R MEYER 07.02.45 U-1055. Thanks Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I am a novice compared to many, but I am not liking the wreath or the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Thanks Paul, like you I am also novice when it comes to a badge like this. One thing that I would expect to see with something as scarce as this would be some provenance, this the seller does not have. Cheers stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'm afraid this is definitely a copy. One of the East European fakes usually referred to as "Latvian" made.Most instantly obvious give-away is the far too wide and too bright red enamel ring under the wreath, but there are lots of other problems with it too.(The details are correct in that an officer named Rudolf Meyer from U-1055 did win the German Cross on 7 Feb 1945, but not a snowball's chance in hell of this being it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Gordon Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry, but it a reproduction. Here's how an original should look.Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Thanks lads, it has an estimated price attatched at ?500-700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weseruebung Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Hello,Any opinions on this DKiG would be much appericiated, maker Klein.As you can see it has been engraved and awarded to OBLT R MEYER 07.02.45 U-1055.Thanks Stephen.Dear Stephen,in my opinion the cross is a sure reproduction. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thanks for the comments, glad to say that the badge has been withdrawn from the sale. Cheers Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now