Iron Cross

[strelets]

Hallo!

[Alex K]

Fake..

Regards, Alex

[Peter Wiking]

Fake in my opinion.

Peter

[Haddock]

I am just fresher, but I agree with the previous two comments.

My judgement is base on the '1939' in front and the pin.

[DavidM]

Hello

As has been said, a definite fake.

Regards
David

[strelets]

thanks !!!!!!!

[redfaced]

[Darrell]

I would hazard a guess that stamp is supposed to be L58 (Souval). Post war strike or fake whatever you want to call it.

[George Stimson]

"I would hazard a guess that stamp is supposed to be L58 (Souval)."

Which raises the interesting question, why do post-war Souvals (or crosses claimed to be such) have different die characteristics than the wartime versions?

[meriksson]

I would not say fake, but a 1950-60 version made by Souval. And George have a point there wy a diff die? I have one also and it´s a Souval made but frames made whit a other die then war timers.
Mikael

[Darrell]

I would not say fake, but a 1950-60 version made by Souval. And George have a point there wy a diff die? I have one also and it´s a Souval made but frames made whit a other die then war timers.
Mikael

Mikael, isn't a cross with swastika made post 1945 a fake?

[speedytop]

My personal opinion is, that you must differentiate between Souval marks

L 58

and

L/58


The first, L 58, is original, but L/58 is a proof for post war production.

And the mark, which is shown here, is L/58, post war. And it is a fake!


Regards
Uwe