Real or Fake German Cross
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foxcreek....
Sorry, not even close! ..... wrong quality, wrong pin, wrong revits, wrong catch....o.k. for a "display copy" if you have need of such a thing....
John G.
Sorry, not even close! ..... wrong quality, wrong pin, wrong revits, wrong catch....o.k. for a "display copy" if you have need of such a thing....
John G.
Re: Real or Fake German Cross
I thought so also even though I'm not an expert! Thank you!
Re: Real or Fake German Cross
John is correct ... that is one fugly repro.John G. wrote:foxcreek....
Sorry, not even close! ..... wrong quality, wrong pin, wrong revits, wrong catch....o.k. for a "display copy" if you have need of such a thing....
John G.
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Hello there,foxcreek wrote:I thought so also even though I'm not an expert! Thank you!
Quality is far from an original cross.
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Hi William, Thats a very nice minty (Austrian Type) german cross Mick
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manufactured by Godet.iron_cross67 wrote:Hi William, Thats a very nice minty (Austrian Type) german cross Mick
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"At the reverse are 4 or 6 rivets visible and through the number of rivets you can recognize if the award was made in Germany or Austria. The German Crosses with 4 rivets were made in Germany and the pieces with 6 rivets in Austria"
This is the info that i have. Mick
This is the info that i have. Mick
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