War Merit Cross - what to look for.

[DC7]

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

[Dietrich Maerz]

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.

[Guy smith]

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.

[AndyC]

Buy this book, it helps



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[DC7]

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.

[DC7]

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).

[DC7]

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. :-)