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[MIKE12550]

Hello all,
I would like opinions on this cross on estand. A buyer decided he doesn't want it and I don't want to have any questionable items for sale. I will post 2 links; the first to the sale thread, and the second to the thread where this cross was already posted.
Thanks,
Mike

Sales Thread Pics

[MIKE12550]

Sales thread pic #2

[MIKE12550]

Now the link from when I first purchased this cross.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=156977
Thanks,
Mike

[MIKE12550]

I know Souval Framed crosses came with a variety of cores, so I Know no frame/core combo is the one and only type.
Thanks,
Mike

[MIKE12550]

Core is nonmagnetic.
Mike

[Robert P.]

Here are some different Souval pin setups from this forum's Souval discussion thread...

Robert

[Hank C.]

I thought the cross looked okay, possibly cleaned at some point. Might just be the pictures though.

best
Hank

[MIKE12550]

Hi Guys,
This cross has a glossier paint then I am used to seeing. That probably doesn't matter though.
Mike

[franki]

Hello,

I would like to see a sharp pic of the date.

Reverse reminds me by the first glance on Rettenmaier.

Best Franki

[MIKE12550]

Hi Franki,
I just took 2 pics of date.
1) with flash

[MIKE12550]

Franki,
here is 1 more without flash. Thanks for looking.
Mike

[GELIS44]

Here are some different Souval pin setups from this forum's Souval discussion thread...

Robert

Which are post war?
Only the one on the far left?

[Robert P.]

Which are post war?
Only the one on the far left?

I believe so, but not for certain about all the others. The pin I have seen the most for wartime Souval pieces has been the type on the cross which opened this thread.

Robert

[franki]

Hello,

I am not sure what manufacturer has made this cross.
It is a conglomeration of a lot of different pieces from different manufacturer.

Core: Friedrich Orth
Frame: typical Souval, but has been used from Orth as well.
Pin: as already mentioned, looks like Rettenmaier style.

I guess it has been made by Orth or Souval.

Best Franki

[StefanK.]

to me the cross is a textbook "Orth".


Stefan