3 DKIG in Cloth - German Cross in Gold

[rfleming32]

I have never owned a cloth DKIG and now I have 3. Based upon a review of the threads I think they are OK but this is not my area. My questions are (1) are they good, (2) one shows a die flaw on the "9" - is that attributed to Juncker?, (3) 1 appears to be panzer black and the other 2 Heer - correct?, (4) from the stamps on these can a maker be attributed? Thank you for your comments. They will be identified as 1, 2, and 3. Best Regards, Richard

Here is number one which I believe is Heer ..

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No 1 reverse with the remnants of a MM stamp ....

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No 1 - date - is this a juncker?

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No 2 front - appears to be a black backing to me

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No 2 reverse - four prongs can be seen

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No 2 date detail

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No 3 - a Heer I think

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No 3 with the remnants of a MM

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No 3 date detail - not so good a picture. Thanks for looking

[Cook]

Looks good

[all1knew]

Hello,

I really like the first one but the other two have dates without a die flaw even remotely evident.

Was there a different maker for the wreaths, are these really early, or simply reproductions?

William Kramer

[DavidM]

Hello

I like all three of them and, in my opinion, believe these to be good originals.

The cloth DKs are often encountered with the die flaw on the '9', which are thought to be Juncker wreaths, but they are also encountered with other manufacturers wreaths which do not exhibt the flaw. Somewhere on here there is thread comparing the different wreaths.

The first and third Dks look like they are on army backing cloth. The second might be Luftwaffe?

Regards
David

[rfleming32]

Thank you for your opinions. I think that you might be right that number 2 is luftwaffe. The piece has backing material in black which is darker than the front. Have a nice weekend.

[IVAN]

Hi,

sorry but only first cross I like, the other 2 I don't like .
In DK cloth type is possible to find with "9" flaw in or without flaw, it depends if it's early or not, but only in Juncker wreath .
ivan