Watch out! Ebay Godet!

[gregM]

That one is DEFINATELY FAKE. Just check out any thread on "Latvian
fakes" and you will see more examples of this one.

I just placed the winning bid on a nice "S-W" marked 1914 1st class
just about 20 minetes ago.

[Wik]

Don, Greg

Many thanks! I will peak into the Latvian fake research. I was so obsessed with the 9th bead, I hadn't focused much on anything else!

Greg, do you use US ebay, or German Ebay, or what? Granted I was looking only for 1870s and not 1914s, so my luck could change.

Ryan

[morel5000]

He Greg,

is that the one with the broken core or line on the left cross arm? From fotohistoriker? Nice one!

Best regards,
Michel

[gregM]

Thanks Michel,
That's the one. I like the patina and broken core. To me, crosses like that
have more charactor and sence of history then the bright shiney ones.

I've collected a lot of interesing variations over the years and never
really paid much attention to makers marks. This will be my first S-W marked cross.