Field Converted Cross

[mr happy]

thats cool

[Erickn]

Ersatz

These type of pieces are quite intriguing.

[Erickn]

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[Erickn]

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[CWP]

I also enjoy these type of items, I do not encounter these very often and I think this practice must have been quite limited during the war. Here is one more cross to bring up this old thread. I got this from a veteran's family, with other items. Unfortunately the hinge and pin are long gone.

[CWP]

This soldier used enough solder to do the job two or three times.

[CWP]

The catch is crudely made from a snipped piece of brass. I think pieces like this have a lot of character.

[George Stimson]

I have this one, which might be "iffy."

[George Stimson]

The reverse.

[George Stimson]

This one has a better chance of being a genuine wartime conversion.

[George Stimson]

Its reverse.

[George Stimson]

The doc for the guy's EK 1....

[George Stimson]

.... is typed on the back of his doc for his EK 2. If they didn't even have a doc to give him, it's unlikely that they had an EK 1 to award.

[George Stimson]

Here are the rest of the guy's documents.

[George Stimson]

And here are his awards. Note that there is no EK 2.