Schickle RK with rare core version

[Leroy]

The core in the cross I posted is magnetic.

[Franco]

Hi,
It could be that there were two types.Magnetic and non magnetic.Pre and post 45.
Cheers

[Leroy]

Hi,
It could be that there were two types.Magnetic and non magnetic.Pre and post 45.
Cheers

This is a good possibility. Given the time frame of Schickle's "disengagement" from the medal-production process, my guess would be that the magnetic ones are wartime and the non-magnetic postwar (if in fact a distinction can be drawn).

P.S. By the way, is the core in the cross which started this thread magnetic or non-magnetic?

[grueni1208]

P.S. By the way, is the core in the cross which started this thread magnetic or non-magnetic?

Iron core

Regards

Daniel

[grueni1208]

Here are some better pic's.

The working up isn't the best. Only the area's, which are good to touch with hand are good works up. You see the processing spoors on both sides of frame and over it the silver finish. The area's, which are hard to touch are bad works up. You see the processing spoors, too, but on some area's there is no silver finish and you can detect the solder between the frames. On every cross arm you can see the same features. The loop ring area is the same. Left and right of him is a good works up, but the the loop ring himself is bad works up. Maybe is the bad works up the reason or a reason for the end of Schickle. In my database I have pic's of the another Schickle version and I believe they are of the same processing quality (but I'm not sure). There are only one silver finish, no signs of different finishes.

Regards

Daniel

[grueni1208]

loop ring

[grueni1208]

good and bad works up on same cross arm

[grueni1208]

another

[grueni1208]

detail

...right side silver finish is lost

[grueni1208]

detail 2

...left side silver finish is lost

[Franco]

Hi,
This is the non magnetic cored cross that I said I would post.The shape of the numbers is the same as others posted and if its by O.Schickle pre or post 45 that fine by me.
Remember the core has been placed in a frame that is to small for it.
Cheers

[Leroy]

Can we see a "straight-on" shot of the numbers? This looks like a well-known copy which has numbers which are similar to the ones under discussion here, but which are not really the same at all.

[Kevin V.]

Thanks Daniel for the extra pics but from these I am even more convinced this piece is postwar assembled!
I really don't like it at all and I would return it to the seller.
The loop is not correct either for a schickle cross.
Best regards
Kevin

[grueni1208]

The loop is not correct either for a schickle cross.

I know...maybe a S&L loop.
I have 11 Schickle RK's in my database and ~50% of them have an untypical Schickle loop.

Regards

Daniel