The L 59 Pin Anchor Flaw Recall :

[baldy1939]

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[Douglas 5]

Thanks Mark for the pictures ;
Your L59 is a later made cross with a solid pin anchor . The 'Cressant Moon' is a mark one finds on later made crosses . The S mark is no longer used and your cross bares the 2nd type L59 mark !
Do you have a full picture of the pin ?
Douglas

[baldy1939]

Thanks Mark for the pictures ;
Your L59 is a later made cross with a solid pin anchor . The 'Cressant Moon' is a mark one finds on later made crosses . The S mark is no longer used and your cross bares the 2nd type L59 mark !
Do you have a full picture of the pin ?
Douglas

Hi Douglas , here are a couple of shots of the pin & i have just used a 10x loupe but can't see any marks on the base of the pin . Any other pics required let me know

[baldy1939]

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[Douglas 5]

Looks like the same pin from the same maker but with a different mounted anchor . ...any picture of the front ? Yours probably has a different frame .

Douglas

[baldy1939]

Looks like the same pin from the same maker but with a different mounted anchor . ...any picture of the front ? Yours probably has a different frame .

Douglas

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[baldy1939]

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[baldy1939]

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[Douglas 5]

Oh nice , ...
It is still a fairly early one with a easy distinquishable S&L 2nd frame and core ! A lot of wear on the dies , exspecialy the core . Surprized to see it does not have the 'S' mark . Early cross as the core is still pre plated(silvery coating) and the frame shows evidence of frosting , which has darkened a fair bit . Interesting to see another case of the core being touched up as dicused on another thread . It seams to match to the old paint as it schould .

Douglas

[baldy1939]

Oh nice , ...
It is still a fairly early one with a easy distinquishable S&L 2nd frame and core ! A lot of wear on the dies , exspecialy the core . Surprized to see it does not have the 'S' mark . Early cross as the core is still pre plated(silvery coating) and the frame shows evidence of frosting , which has darkened a fair bit . Interesting to see another case of the core being touched up as dicused on another thread . It seams to match to the old paint as it schould .

Douglas

Thanks for the comments Douglas , yes i have seen a few Heated debates going on about Re-painted cores . I think the frosting was hand applied on this one by the look of it , i love it

[Douglas 5]

Sorry have to say , yours is with out a dought a typical full frame dipped and burnished /polished cross , that since then has oxidize quit a bit , to the point where the luster of the frame is now gone . At the time the Rettenmaier started selling crosses hand frosting was long discontinued .

Douglas

[baldy1939]

Sorry have to say , yours is with out a dought a typical full frame dipped and burnished /polished cross , that since then has oxidize quit a bit , to the point where the luster of the frame is now gone . At the time the Rettenmaier started selling crosses hand frosting was long discontinued .

Douglas

, oh well no worries , thanks for the info

[WEISNER]

Excellent work Douglas! I look forward to reading any other parts of the L59 project as You call it that You may post!
This info will have everyone looking very close at thier L59 crosses, myself included!
Thanks for all Your hard work!
Kevin

[baldy1939]

Excellent work Douglas! I look forward to reading any other parts of the L59 project as You call it that You may post!
This info will have everyone looking very close at thier L59 crosses, myself included!
Thanks for all Your hard work!
Kevin

I,m with Kevin here too , thanks for the long hours of study that you do