Opinions Plz RK Stickpin?

[Airborne Nut]

Hello everyone, I have not much expertise in Stickpins having just started collecting them. My question to you is, is this an RK stickpin? The seller lists it as being quite larger than the 1st class or 2nd class stickpins. This pin has no maker mark.

What do you think? Is $125 too much money to pay for her if she is real?

[Airborne Nut]

Back

[Airborne Nut]

Pin as a whole

[Airborne Nut]

Surely someone has seen one of these before?

Anyone?

Thanks,

-Shane

[Bob Hritz]

It is just a stickpind with an Iron Cross. I don't know how one decides it is an Knight's Cross, other than by upping the price. If the seller raises the price enough, perhaps it ican be the stickpin for Goering's Grand Cross. What I am trying to say is don't make it more than it is; a very nice stickpin depicting an Iron Cross.


Bob Hritz

[Peter Wiking]

Is not the pin (cross) larger for the Knight Cross than the same pin for the Iron Cross ?

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Bob Hritz]

These stickpins were privately purchased. The only time you KNOW you have a Knight's Cross stickpin is when the 3 crosses are all mounted on the pin with the Knight's Cross being larger. The enamel stickpin is just an Iron Cross stickpin and was probably made and sold in many varieties by different makers and vendors. I guess if you really want to believe...........


Bob Hritz

[Blitz]

There isn't anything i see that suggest's that this is an stickpin RK. Looks just like any other EK stickpin i've seen. I only have one stickpin myself and it was given to me as a gift from a friend. Nothing fundamentally wrong with this one, but you can't be sure that it's an RK stickpin. Finding a stickpin with two EKs and an RK would be a better bet if your into these. Personally i wouldn't pay 125$ for this, but i don't collect'em so i can't be the judge of that. Just my two cents.

[Gregory Koepp]

i agree with it's not an KC, some say if their bigger than others it's an KC. BUT with all of my research and crosses, it's just a IC 1st class.
in the formans book he says that if there are two crosses together and one is bigger than the other then it's an IC 1st with a KC. but i really don't know where he get's that???

i beleave that if someone recived a KC he would want to show it with his others so it would be easy to tell he recived it.???
and for the price? well i don't want to lose his sale, but 125.00 is pretty high, 45.00 for an enamel one is about right??

hope this helps greg

[chris clark]

i agree 125 no way. last one i got was for 35 and not long ago

[Airborne Nut]

Thank you everyone. I knew that the RK stickpin was larger than the EK1 and 2 stickpins, but was unaware that EK1 and 2 stickpins varied that widely in size.

Once again the forum has saved me valuable resources, $$$!

Thanks to all!


-SHane

[freemason]

Knights Cross/EKs/Spange Stick pin

Hello Gents,

I'll tell you a story behind this stick pin after you give me your valued opinions regarding its authenticity (or lack thereof?), please.

Cheers,

Bill

[freemason]

KC/Spange stick pin

.......And here's the reverse. Sorry for the distance.

Bill

[Peter J.]

Hi Bill,

For what it's worth, I like it and wouldn't mind it in my collection .
Has the pin been resoldered?

KR
Peter

[freemason]

KC Pin

Hi Peter,

Nope. The original join. I understand that these were zinc, with a silver wash.
No maker mark, and nice detail to both Spange (Spangen?).

Um.......the person I bought it from, has a cased Knights Cross for sale (I told her that I am in the market for one)..........and hers is a

Caveat emptor.

Oh well.......I'll find one from one of the WA members. It's better to buy from "family", anyway

Cheers

Bill