Ralph A Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Here is the only VC in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Is this a copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Ralph - if you look back a little way on this section you will find a long post on copy VC's. You will find this of good background - also, it would have gained more interest for your post if you had included this. Do yo-u have any history on your copy ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hello again gentlemen, so sorry, some sudden medical issues distracted me. I'm back now. It's been a tough six months... The only history I have on it is that I received it many years ago from either Niemann or Weitze as a "jeweler's copy," whatever that means. I suppose I could dig out the COA... I remember it wasn't cheap, but I had a spare $XXXX.XX and I thought it looked nice. It's a heavy piece; thick, bulky. Here it is again (below) next to a cheap replica I also own, and the reverse of the "good" copy. I could not find the thread referred to above, only something called "Victoria Cross in a Box" that seemed to go downhill quickly. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 A good comparison between the two qualities. Made either for a museum collection - or, if a VC holder needed a copy medal to preserve the original. Thankyou for showing the two together. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 You are certainly welcome. I remember it came from Weitze. I have dashed him off a letter, hoping to jog his memory on some of the specifics surrounding it. I'm not being careless, its just that my COA's, along with some other documentation, are temporarily stored in a place I cannot readily access. It is easier for me to have him look through his records, and send me the original write-up. I'm hoping it has the provenance and some maker's info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Very nice Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael White Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Very nice medal, Ralph. Certainly one of the better quality replicas I've seen. You can tell by the suspender ring and the attachment opening on the cross itself. Also, the color of the ribbon more closely matches that of the " real thing ". Great find. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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