Show me a 1957 Knight Cross, but not S&L

[Peter Wiking]

Guys.
Be kind and show me 1957 Knight Crosses that are not prodused by S&L.
Any Otto Schickle from 1957 around ?

Thanks.
Peter Wiking

[Gordon Williamson]

Left is a Schickle 57 Knights Cross, right a Steinhauer. Notice the Schickle is also bigger.

[Peter Wiking]

Thanks Gordon.
That Otto Schickle is for sure a beautiful cross.

Peter Wiking

[evan_880]

wow those are beautiful!!! i liek them alot!!! i wanna pair i wanna pair! hahah
what are some key things in looking for on these medals? are they quite rare?? ive never seen one like that before
Evan

[Peter Wiking]

Did K&Q produse any Knight Crosses postwar ?

Thanks
Peter Wiking

[Gordon Williamson]

Did K&Q produse any Knight Crosses postwar ?

Thanks
Peter Wiking

Their factory was never bombed out so their tooling all survived the war. As far as I know they never made 1957 pattern awards, or restrikes on the original tooling.

[Ed Tainton]

57 Shickle



This is mine with case

[Ed Tainton]

Same Shickle



Same one

[Ed Tainton]

Reverse



Reverse 835

[Peter B]

Has anyone any ideas as to the extreme shortage of early 1957 RK's on the market?

I appreciate that they are gaining popularity (& have been for quite a while) however I can't think of one dealer on the web that would have an early one for sale at the moment.

Are there any figures available as to how many were produced by S&L, Schickle etc.

[Kecon]

Peter

I can't imagine there was much of a demand for these back in the early days
of their manufacture. Except for veterans. There may have been some orders
placed for them by veterans organizations and such but I don't believe there
would have been much interest from collectors. I remember as far back as
twenty years or more, seeing a few of these for sale at military shows. They
were usually too expensive for the ordinary collector and as such, they usually
went unsold. $150. to $200 for a cased example was a mighty steep price
back then. I'm sure many were sold for much less than $100.

As to how many were actualy made? I'm sure that's anyones guess.
Not just because I own one, but like you, I have a keen interest in them
and would like to learn more about them.

BR
Ken

[Peter Wiking]

I sure has a great interest in these fine awards. I have ordered another 1957 Knight Cross. That one will be an S&L as well. Looks like S&L was the most prodused one ? That K&Q from Gordon. W is an absolute darling. I hope i can get my hands on one of those.

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Luftm40]

Here is a Schickle from one of my groups...worn by the RKT at veteran functions

[Luftm40]

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[Peter B]

Great piece Andy!!