Ralph A Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Here is a selection fresh from the freezer, which I thought you might enjoy seeing:
Ralph A Posted January 7, 2013 Author Posted January 7, 2013 A closeup of one of the better so-called "Type 1" medals for your pleasure. Thanks for looking.
Ralph A Posted January 7, 2013 Author Posted January 7, 2013 Some moderator fix the title. There is an extra "e."
IrishGunner Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Some moderator fix the title. There is an extra "e." I thought your teeth were simply chattering...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 A closeup of one of the better so-called "Type 1" medals for your pleasure. Thanks for looking. Wow... thats stone cold mint!
Laurence Strong Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Could you explain the difference between the types please? Thanks Larry
Paul R Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 That is a great looking display. Please do explain the differences in the various types.
Ralph A Posted January 8, 2013 Author Posted January 8, 2013 An unofficial classification for use by collectors. Discussed to death in another forum. Supposedly the ones like those in post #2 above were the original manufacturing run, with the "silvered" helmet and rim. "Type 2" came later, for soldiers applying after the fact. They had "burnished" helmets and rims, not quite as well made. "Type 3" were for Johnny-come-lately applicants much later in the war. These were the plain-struck "zinkies." Problem is, with time, ablation and oxidation it is hard to tell one from the other... if indeed different types ever existed at all.
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