Did somebody say Schaumburg-Lippe?

[Rich G]

Here's mine that I got of german ebay...

Rich

[JensF.]

I found out that there are two variations in the material they used to made these crosses. Some are in fire-gilt bronze and some, like Claudios and Richards seem to be, are made of goldbronze. The one posted by Dave looks like fire-gilt.

[Klaus O.]

Jens,

What' s the difference between fire-gilt bronce and Goldbronze?

Ciao,

Claudio

[JensF.]

I think there is a description of fire-gilding somewere in the forum or in the Construction Methods corner.
Goldbronze is an alloy of copper, tin and zink with a high copper content. But not as high as tombac.

[Klaus O.]

Thanks Jens,

In this case my cross is definately goldbronze!

Ciao,

Claudio

[JensF.]

For comparison, this is a fire-gilt cross. The gold-plating us very thick so there is no discoloration even after 90 years.