Hey there!
I was on a little militaria convention in Holland last weekend and I found somethin interesting:
An Iron Cross 2nd Class.. with a core made of copper and a frame made of brass. The copper shines through the blackening here and there and you can see it has been covered with verdigis here and there.
It is propably a "Probestück", a first run to test the machines, as copper is softer than iron.
I found this one on a small stall on this convention. After having talked to the owner for quite a while and showing interest for this piece, he laughed about my offered money and said he wouldn't let it go for less than 1000€. At this point, I lost interest in buying it, to be honest. Still, the dealer was friendly and allowed me to take pictures of the cross and publish them on the internet for researches . So I did these with my mobile phone. Not the best, but you should see that the core is copper due to colouring.
I was on a little militaria convention in Holland last weekend and I found somethin interesting:
An Iron Cross 2nd Class.. with a core made of copper and a frame made of brass. The copper shines through the blackening here and there and you can see it has been covered with verdigis here and there.
It is propably a "Probestück", a first run to test the machines, as copper is softer than iron.
I found this one on a small stall on this convention. After having talked to the owner for quite a while and showing interest for this piece, he laughed about my offered money and said he wouldn't let it go for less than 1000€. At this point, I lost interest in buying it, to be honest. Still, the dealer was friendly and allowed me to take pictures of the cross and publish them on the internet for researches . So I did these with my mobile phone. Not the best, but you should see that the core is copper due to colouring.
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