Souval KVK1

[Nigel N]

Here's a couple of closer views............
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[Nigel N]

A casting line is raised up from the edge of the medal, and has to be filed flat to remove it, hopefully from these pics you can see neither a raised line, or a filed area, but a gap between two separate obverse and reverse parts.........
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[pattex]

Hello Nigel,
I can't see any differences to a castline , please see attached picture

But it's ok for me, different meanings are the icing on the cake of a forum .

It is a very nice KVK and that is the main thing!

best regards
Pattex

[Nigel N]

You slide a thin piece of paper between various area's along the edge of my KVK....that aint no cast line!!!
-Nigel

[pattex]

You slide a thin piece of paper between various area's along the edge of my KVK....that aint no cast line!!!
-Nigel

Hello Nigel,
is it possible for you to make a picture of this?

best regards
Pattex

[Nigel N]

Why don't you believe me???
If you think its a cast line that's fair enough, i'm not wasting anymore time trying to convince you otherwise!!
-Nigel

[pattex]

Why don't you believe me???
If you think its a cast line that's fair enough, i'm not wasting anymore time trying to convince you otherwise!!
-Nigel

If this is wasted time for you - accepted.

[Nigel N]

Well, I believe its 2 piece, you believe its 1 piece, so theres not much else to say is there?
Just a difference of opinion, no problem!!!
-Nigel

[Nigel N]

@Alex....Thanks for showing your version with Swastika, interesting to see that one has the 3rd style S&L pin.....quality of the KVK is really good!!
-Nigel

[Alex W.]

You could find this casting line also on the most KCs of the KVK by Souval.

best regards
Pattex

Totally false information. What is the basis for this claim ?
I have 6 Souval made KVK RK's in different variants. Each of them is made in 800 or 935 silver - none of them has a casting line, as these pieces were not casted...

Souval also offered a cheaper non-silver variant. I also have 4 of these KVK RK's. These pieces are made in the same way as Nigel's KVK and show a similar but even less noticeable seam line between the arms. Never the less it is also not a casting line.

Regards,
Alex

[Alex W.]

Alex,
That Souval example you posted is stunning!

Chet

Thanks Chet. Indeed it's a wonderful looking KVK 1st class. It almost shows no age to it and gives a good idea of what a vet would have gotten back in the mid 1960's as a replacement piece. No wonder many of them replaced their faded/damaged wartime pieces with "then new" produced pieces.

Best regards,
Alex

[pattex]

Totally false information. What is the basis for this claim ?

comparative pieces, as you can see in my picture...

but how Nigel call it? Wasted time...

I quite agree.

[Nigel N]

Here is my other Souval KVK1, also made in 2 pieces.............
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