this is one of my favorite medals
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MAN...thats a purdy one. Whats the mark?Comment
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sorry for the poor focus. it is a 4 with a slightly doublestruck silver mark on the right, perhaps 985, maybe 935Comment
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I don't have Gordon Williamson's book on the War Merit cross and frankly have no experience in these RK des KvK but 2 observations stand out for me. Firstly the piece seems very thick and secondly the '4' is not like those found on original S&L marked pieces. The S&L marking '4' is fairly consistent across the board be it an EK1 or a wound badge and it's not like this one.
I'll try to see if I can find pics of an S&L RK d KvK to compare marks. It maybe that on this award they are different.
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I couldn't find any pics of the markings for the S&L RK des KvK but looking at examples they seem to match up with yours very well. Looks like I was over-cautious with the maker mark!
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Your cross matchs the one in Gordons book
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These are extremly rare! S&L Rkkvk have thicker arms than Deschler and Zimmermann!
Nice condition!
/peterComment
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