Iron cross, orginal or?

[Gulli]

Hallo
I got this Iron cross and I'm wondering if its good or not.
I'm quiet sure my self but there is alway nice to hear what others think.

Best regards
Gulli

[Gulli]

One more

[redfaced]

Looks like a repainted core

[Gulli]

One more.
And there is a 128 markes stamp on the ring.

And I think its only rust commint tru on the core, not repainted.

Regards
Gulli

[PABLO_Teale]

VERY wide frame

[Danny70]

Strange... it doesn't look at all like my '128'...

Regards - Danny

[WEISNER]

I am no expert whatsoever, However the top of the numeral 1 looks strange to me, Especially when compared to the '128' as posted by Danny....
Antone else have a thought on that?
Kevin

[Gulli]

Thanks a lot for your replyes.
I got this from an old colector friend who had it in his collection for many years.
I know he got most of his collection in the 50 and 60's , but I dont know when he got this one.
And I know he stoped getting new medals to his cellection in the early 80's , because he thougt the prices was to high .

So again thanks a lot, and I hope someone else would come and have a look at thise one.

Regards
Gulli

[Peter Wiking]

Gulli
The cross is original to me. I have to agree with redfaced though. It does indeed appear to been repainted at one point.

Peter

[Gulli]

Gulli
The cross is original to me. I have to agree with redfaced though. It does indeed appear to been repainted at one point.

Peter

Thanks Peter
And regarding the repaint, I'm shure you and redfaced know this much better than me.
Thanks again.

Regards
Gulli

[joelhall]

looks blistered rather than repainted.

[Adrian]

I also think it is a good, original example. Here is mine for comparison....

[Adrian]

reverse....

[Peter Wiking]

looks blistered rather than repainted.

Those are not blisters. It is an old surface with old paint covered again with new paint. The shine of the paint is another red flag.

Peter

[Time Bandit]

It is an old surface with old paint covered again with new paint. The shine of the paint is another red flag.

And it looks like there is paint on the frame which would also hint that it had been repainted after it had been assembled.