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    War Merit Cross - what to look for.

    Hi everyone,

    A few years ago I began collecting edged weapons, but had to take an extended break from collecting for health reasons (and no employment).

    Anyway, recently I came across a war merit cross on Ebay (Australia). The current bid (AUD $222.50) is almost 4 times the price of what I can find on reputable US sites, so it's a no brainer not to waste my money on it.

    Which brings me to the questions:
    • Are war merit crosses widely faked?
    • If so, what should I look out for?
    I'm of the opinion that everything should be considered fake until it can be proven to be legitimate.

    Cheers,
    DC


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    Your approach should be to study the originals. There are only a limited maker of the 1. Class, so it is fairly straight forward to determine an original. Learning of "Waht is a fkae" is a waste of time since the topic constantly changes. KVKs 1. and 2. Class are not really faked in a big style.
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      Welcome to the forum. Read the Pinned thread on the floch fake, he faked a lot of kvk's. Also post pictures here for evaluation on anything you are interested in before buying.

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        Buy this book, it helps



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          Originally posted by Dietrich Maerz View Post
          Your approach should be to study the originals. There are only a limited maker of the 1. Class, so it is fairly straight forward to determine an original. Learning of "Waht is a fkae" is a waste of time since the topic constantly changes. KVKs 1. and 2. Class are not really faked in a big style.
          Thanks for the response. Yeah, this is the approach I took when I first started collecting edged weapons, and in particular when I was considering the purchase of an SA dagger (which I didn't buy). I also took a lot of notes from online forums.

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            Originally posted by Guy smith View Post
            Welcome to the forum. Read the Pinned thread on the floch fake, he faked a lot of kvk's. Also post pictures here for evaluation on anything you are interested in before buying.
            Thanks, and will do.

            Weirdly, I used to have an account on WA, but I think it was purged for some reason (I was more active on other forums at that time as well).

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              Originally posted by AndyC View Post
              Buy this book, it helps



              Andy wmc.jpg
              Brilliant - I will definitely add that book to my collection. Thanks. :-)

              Edit:

              I see that one of the authors - Dietrich Maerz - is in this very thread. :-)

              Last edited by DC7; 08-20-2020, 09:33 PM. Reason: Edited: Author recognition

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