incuse marked 4, Gold Spain Cross would like your thoughts please...
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Very poor fake -
Looks like it was made yesterday.Comment
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...or spray painted.Comment
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Spain Cross information
Personally I didn't like it but it just sold on Grenadier for $1375.00...plus commissions, shipping etc....too bad...Originally posted by Brian S View PostComment
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Wow what a rip off even I can tell this is a fake.Originally posted by Pink View Post
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Dennis JComment
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1960s Steinhauer copy.
Bob HritzIn the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
Duct tape can't fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound.Comment
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This is why I am only interested in the 4 S&L WITH the L/16. I think based on details it's a postwar S&L. Not sure what S&L copies there are but the parts all add up to S&L.
...with really convincing spray paint.Comment
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I think it is a WW2 cross that some idiot has unfortunately gilded later in a horrible bright gilt. Absence of the L/16 mark is no problem in my opinion. The thick gilding also accounts for some of the details lost or muddied. I have owned a couple of badges refinished in a similar substance and numerous ones that had been chrome plated post war- totally ruined them and impossible to get it off.Comment
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Here is a post war S&L Spain cross I have. It is not marked with the 4 on the pin . it has a post war set up. And the eagles are different. CliffComment
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I do not claim nor do I hope to be a source for postwar pieces. That last piece is just pure fantasy. It has sword hilts like an S&L, pebbling nice, but mostly stops there. Maybe that was their 60's piece. But again, don't wanna be a postwar guru.
No L/16 mark is OK if the cross is finished correctly. The one that started the thread is not finished as wartime S&L crosses were finished and yes I repeat for the third time, spray painted... Or gilted or whatever but a postwar S&L with a terrible gold spray.Last edited by Brian S; 05-06-2020, 01:04 PM.Comment
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Cliff your cross is a Souval not an S&LComment
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Patrick. The hardware certainly screams S&L, not Souval.
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