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Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

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Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby von thoma on 13 Jun 2012 16:11

There was this Medal in Silver ?
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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby John G. on 13 Jun 2012 21:01

There war no silver version Italo-German Afrika medal....there were "gray metal" versions, looks like someone polished one of those....unless, of couse, it's a reproduction to begin with.
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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby William Kramer on 17 Jun 2012 03:55

John G. wrote:There war no silver version Italo-German Afrika medal....there were "gray metal" versions, looks like someone polished one of those....unless, of couse, it's a reproduction to begin with.
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It almost looks like zinc bubbling.

I don't like it and I've never seen a zinc version of this award.

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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby slacky on 17 Jun 2012 20:19

it sounds weard but i have a west wall medal in silver or made of silver i got told by the personi got it from that it was going to be the 1944 one ... what i doubt but still braught it as it was nice

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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby Hans N on 26 Jun 2012 15:26

Hi,

there are zinc version of both the West Wall medal as well as the African Campaign medal

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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby slacky on 29 Jun 2012 18:34

i could add a picture of my west wall if it'll help . have you any information on the silver - zink type

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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby slacky on 29 Jun 2012 19:10


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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby William Kramer on 29 Jun 2012 19:12

slacky wrote:i could add a picture of my west wall if it'll help . have you any information on the silver - zink type


Looks zinc with no finish on it.

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Re: Italo-German Campaign Medal in Silver

Postby slacky on 29 Jun 2012 20:21

thanks its always been a puzzler what its silver . i have another award i havn't a clue what it is if you can help please

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