War merit cross 1st class brunswick

[gen_key]

Hello guys,

here is my second catch this month.
war merit cross 1st class from brunswick.
bronze, short foursquare pin.
for me an original one.

thx for opinions.

regards

[streptile]

Very nice original piece. Congratuations

[Rich G]

There's not a lot of references on these and plenty of copies. What makes this one original? I'm just trying to learn to spot a good one.

Rich

[gen_key]

only crosses with this backside pin are
known as original pieces.

look here is another one:
http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/braun...918-43347.html

regards

[Don D.]

Not true. Other makers are known.

[streptile]

I don't know this decoration well, but I do know that German collectors use the word "original" to mean "award-type," so maybe Gen means "award-type." I guess we need him to clarify his statement.

only crosses with this backside pin are known as original pieces.

[joeimwalle]

here is mine

here is my example, looks just like yours but with more wear and tear to it. back pin was bent several times, and catch was closed down to the medal to not get lost on tunic maybe,,
enjoy
joe

[joeimwalle]

2

more pics of back

[joeimwalle]

pic of nco with medal?

and here is a pc photo of maybe a nco with the medal worn???

[Mike Kenny]

and here is a pc photo of maybe a nco with the medal worn???

That cross looks way to small to be a Braunschweig KVK1. It looks about the size of a Sax-Coburg-Gotha pinback.

Re the example at the start of the thread, yes, a nice original award example. There are plenty of other makers of these awards, more than likely most are private purchase and/or post-WW1 manufactured.

Regards
Mike

[gen_key]

Not true. Other makers are known.

hi

please give me some more informations about
other makers, that are known as original ones.

I believe that only one producer makes these crosse
because its donations was in march 1918 and
there were only a few month to get the award.
it was no common award (you needed the
wmc 2 class). the demand on this crosses was small.
and brunswick has his own jeweler. and some of
my older collectors friends told me, that in past only
the crosses with the short fourquare pin were knows as
original awarded pieces. If you have some more
informations please let us know.

regards

[gen_key]

I don't know this decoration well, but I do know that German collectors use the word "original" to mean "award-type," so maybe Gen means "award-type." I guess we need him to clarify his statement.

yes I mean original = award-type

regards

[Brian L.]

only crosses with this backside pin are
known as original pieces.

look here is another one:
http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/braun...918-43347.html

regards

I agree with Don.

However, I would say that the ones with the flat, square needle pin are commonly considered "award pieces". But, is that actually true?

Here are some other genuine crosses with different finishes, different style 'EA' and '1914'.

[Brian L.]

another type, which I feel is ok.

[Brian L.]

and another.