Need help with and EK II

[Gary Cain]

A friend of mine just bought a large US WWI grouping and in it was this medal. My question is, is it period. I have never seen another like this and there is non pictured like it in teh Iron Time either. The quality of strike is very good, the centeris magnetic so it passes all the basic tests, but the large "W" has me perplexed.


Thanks for any help I get!
Gary

[Gary Cain]

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A friend of mine just bought a large US WWI grouping and in it was this medal. My question is, is it period. I have never seen another like this and there is non pictured like it in teh Iron Time either. The quality of strike is very good, the centeris magnetic so it passes all the basic tests, but the large "W" has me perplexed.


Thanks for any help I get!
Gary

[David Guist]

Ek2

Hello this is certainly not something I know alot about . Haveing said that . I think its a real cross . Maybe a bad stamp? Ive never seen a hanger like that ether. I wish I could help more . Best regards Dav.

[Gary Cain]

Hi Dav the loop is a replacement(and a bad one at that), when it was done I have no idea.


Gary

Hello this is certainly not something I know alot about . Haveing said that . I think its a real cross . Maybe a bad stamp? Ive never seen a hanger like that ether. I wish I could help more . Best regards Dav.

[regular122]

Gary,

It almost looks as if a post WWI frame was added to a period core. The loop opened up to add the two halves would account for that as well. Like the frame once belonged to soemthing else and thenwas married to the core. Just a gues. Odd. Steve

[Gary Cain]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the contribution. My question is why is the W so large? Have you ever seen that? As far as your theory goes I don't know to be honest with you. The medal itself seems symmetrical and the core is not loose in the frame.


Cheers
Gary

Gary,

It almost looks as if a post WWI frame was added to a period core. The loop opened up to add the two halves would account for that as well. Like the frame once belonged to soemthing else and thenwas married to the core. Just a gues. Odd. Steve

[regular122]

I've not seen the large W, Gary. And not seeing the seems, I was trying to think why it might be so large. It does seem strange, doesn't it. But you have the best view and could easily tell if the piece might be reframed or is nice & tight. Steve