War merit cross 1st clas w/o swords on the E-stand

[Flemming]

Hi all, I am not saying it is a fake, becauce I would not know...but I really think the L/21 mark on the badge looks really strange, or at least I have never seen a MM this way.

Also the finishing on the pin look sstrange, please take a look.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=227274

Best regards

Flemming

[Panther]

Hi

I see it is now sold - For what it's worth I didn't like it either !

Panther

[Andy B.]

From what I have seen, I believe that is the correct pin style for L21 type items. I haven't seen a kvk by this maker, but I find it quite interesting that it is double marked.
Andy B.

[Frank K]

One similar was posted earlier on (a year ago?) but I can't find the thread. L/21's are different in some ways eg the double marking on some. They come in two flavors, as far as I know and the first one is below. Zinc cross with soldered(?) catch and hinge.

[Frank K]

A cousin with more traditional zinc in-one-piece catch and hinge plus double marking.

[Frank K]

and finally one without swords but the same setup as # 2.

The finish on the pins seems to vary from smooth to rough, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

I'm not an expert by far so if somebody has something to add please do so.

PS: Thanks to the owners for borrowing the pics. # 2 was posted by Frank H some time ago.

[Andy B.]

Thanks for posting those crosses Frank
Very good reference material there.
Andy B.