I have a cased Knight's Cross in the 1957 version that is quite nice looking, well frosted, but has no markings. Is there any way to determine when this cross was produced?
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OBVERSE
Obverse of the cross. -
CLOSER
Closer look at the center and "hatching".Comment
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Bill,
I believe that on the earlier versions the acorns are lower than on the later ones. Also, the overall quality is better -- a sharper strike, no paint on the rims, etc.
Here's my '57 RK, which is an inferior, later striking.GeorgeComment
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ACORNS
Mine doesn't have any paint overlap and the acrons are a little lower on the stem than yours. However, it isn't silver marked so I assume it is silver plated. The cravat seems to be silver, but not marked either.Comment
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Mine has an "800" mark under the reverse ring (which is kind of unbelievable, actually....).
On mine the ring dips into the rim. On yours it looks like it doesn't.GeorgeComment
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Bill,
Its an early example with early centre (you do get early examples with the later centres, sort of transitional) and frames made from the original wartime tooling hence the eye doesn't dip into the frame as on the later types.
Nice and now quite hard to find in that sort of condition.Comment
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THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION
Gordon my thanks are extened to both you and George. I kept this Knights Cross due to it being a nice example, but often wondered about when it was produced.Comment
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