German Cross gold

[Peter Wiking]

Is this a good one or a no no?
Has maker mark 20 and fine enamel on the swastika.
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...ross_front.jpg
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...cross_back.jpg

Peter Wiking

[Dez H]

Is this a good one or a no no?
Has maker mark 20 and fine enamel on the swastika.
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...ross_front.jpg
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...cross_back.jpg

Peter Wiking

i do not like what I see,

Hinge is wrong, so are the rivets, wrong catch, crappy "Glitzy" detail to the wreath, date dosen't look right.

Could we see some more shots? pin open, closeup of the catch,

[Peter Wiking]

I have only these photos for now. I saw the other thread about an original German Cross, maker mark 20. It has hollow rivets. Where all German Crosses with hollow rivets?
Maybee i should stay away from this one.

Peter Wiking

[Dez H]

Peter the more I look at this DK the more it reminds me of this one here

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=36926

These turn up with all combinations of rivets and makers marks, seem to be from Lativa, pure junk.

[Peter Wiking]

Is the swastika to big on the one i posted?
Again, is solid rivets used on originals?

Thanks.
Peter Wiking

[mads]

Hello Peter!
Yes, solid rivets where used on some originals....Juncker, Deschler and the erly 6 rivit ones.
Here is also an photo of an original Zimmerman (20) for you.

Mads

[mads]

reverse:

[mads]

makers mark and hinge:

[Dez H]

Mads is quite correct original Junckers, Godet and Deschler pieces all feature solid rivets.


You should definately spend time reading the DK article on this website, in fact read though it several times and burn the infomation into your head, only then should you consider buying a DK, even then post pictures here for comments.

[IVAN]

Hi Peter,

I agree with Dez, put here every DK you would like to buy and we say to you our opinions.

[Peter Wiking]

I´ll do that.

Thanks.
Peter Wiking

[Tim Tezer]

Is this a good one or a no no?
Has maker mark 20 and fine enamel on the swastika.
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...ross_front.jpg
http://home.broadpark.no/~pwikvi/ima...cross_back.jpg

Peter Wiking

This is a fairly typical Latvian copy. The shape of the pin is the first thing I look at, but there are a number of other details that are wrong.

Tim