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    Honor cross for next of kin


    Jacques

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    It has always been my hope to someday see an original medal bar with one of these in it to a WW1 veteran-- after all, the average father of someone in their 20s in the late 1930s would presumably have been called up for 1914-18 service.

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    It should be a very sad thing to wear a medal that says "my son was killed".

    Best regards

    May be it is the reason why there is no pic showing it worn.

    In another hand, I suppose that some were proud that their son died for the country...

    jacques

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    Same cross as "post 11" but now mine :P . I finally get the last piece to the full set ( affordable set ...)

    the cross is in bronzed tombac. it is very well detailed . the eagles are sharp detailed thus the cut out clutched swasticas. The ring is soldered at its extremities. the loop is a little bit oblong.

    Size:

    MM:unmarked

    cross:bronze

    hight with loop:42,2mm

    width:41mm

    disk;13,4mm

    ring:11,3mm

    weight:12g

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    Of course the cross is cased.

    the case is in black simili- leather, with a gold cross stamped on the lid. the bottom lid is of white/cream velvet with two separated parts (ribbon and cross). the upper is of white silk.

    width: 49,8

    lenght: 111

    hight: 20

    weight: 31,85

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    I have in my files around 15 crosses like the first shown in this thread ,that look original, from private collections, books or sold by dealers.

    A single ribbon is to sell on Militariaweb. Don't know if it glows ...

    jacques

    Jacques,

    Here is my contribution. I bought it around 20 years ago. The cross itself is flat, not convex.

    Stan

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    Jacques,

    Here is my contribution. I bought it around 20 years ago. The cross itself is flat, not convex.

    Stan

    thanks for th pictures

    I never get such one in hand , but they are reputed original.

    Personnally, I prefer the other one design which seems more detailled.

    Jacques

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    I never get such one in hand too

    Stan make good photos of a swastika and eagles, please

    My crosses with cut out swastikas.

    On my crosses there is a small detail on the internal party of a circle.

    Jacques, look your cross.You should find it, may be in other place of a circle.

    regards

    CHE

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    I never get such one in hand too

    Stan make good photos of a swastika and eagles, please

    My crosses with cut out swastikas.

    On my crosses there is a small detail on the internal party of a circle.

    Jacques, look your cross.You should find it, may be in other place of a circle.

    regards

    CHE

    Che,

    Here is another shot. What point are you making?

    Stan

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