Nigel, you can relax now!

[Karl S]

Yes the masking was indeed very good, in most cases you can detect if the swastika have been erased.

Like Nigel, I have never seen a 57 KVM on a medalbar, so I was very excited when this came up. I also noted that the metal used looked wartime, but I thought that it could be a very early produced 57er medal.

Two weeks ago I managed to buy the FLAK badge below for a very good price, so it seems that everything comes back to you, one way or another.

[Karl S]

I saw this one too....I asked the seller before the auciton ended and they confirmed that it was a wartime KVM. The piece was photo-shopped due to the old eBay rules.

You should not be too disappointed Karl, there are not many examples of medal bars with the KVM. Here is an old thread I saved. As you can see not many examples.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=305171

Best regards
Pierce

You are correct Pierce, Even wartime bars with KVM are seldom seen, so I have decided to eat the disappointment and keep this bar for my collection. It will join two other KVM bars that I own.

See below

[Nigel N]

Nice bars Karl!!! Your new arrival will fit nicely in your collection alongside your other KVM bars!!!
The hunt for a 57 KVM bar goes on!!!!!!!!!
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[luftkrieg]

You are correct Pierce, Even wartime bars with KVM are seldom seen, so I have decided to eat the disappointment and keep this bar for my collction. It will join two other KVM bars that I own.

See below

These are fantastic Karl. Please feel free to update the KVM Medal Bar Thread with these!

Best regards
Pierce

[Karl S]

Thanks to all of you guys.

I´m starting to feel a bit better now

It was quite different, 6 hours ago when I opened the parcel, saw the content and threw the medal bar on the table, screaming " I knew it was to good to be true", while my wife looked at me and whispered with a smile "Was there something wrong with your little medal thing"

Karl