This cross had no paint left (except traces) , but was a vet obtained piece. Thought it might be good to post for the record.
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I never cleaned the spooge off the ribbing, still as found, why the paint came off, is beyond me?There is evidence of some scraping ....I swear it wasnt me.Last edited by juoneen; 01-06-2010, 04:59 PM.Comment
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Unlike some of the others the swas doesnt meet the top of the ribbing knees. Almost all of my crosses have the same width of the ends. Heres the swas profile.
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I like your cross. It has character.Comment
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color is lost due to sea service? I have similar marked 128.Comment
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A marked 24 wideframe. Not mint, but still real.Comment
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So you think the sea may have cause the paint to fail? Its a viable possibility. Im going to post the other ones , since its snowing like heck.
I will after i post them individually, set them side by side to compare the ends . Ones a 4, ones a 24 shown, and several others , one i got out of my grandmas house when i was a kid.
I asked her if she had any old german crosses, and she said "honey i dont have anything like that", i said can i look in that drawer in front of me(keeping in mind i had not opened it ever), she said alright, and when i opened it there was this iron cross WF I asked her if i could have it, and she said sure take it home, I dont even know where it came from.(and i still have it after all these years).
She said a relative named pittman must have brought it home, cant recall his first name, but he lived in western pa.. That really freaked me out. I will mention it after i post it . Gotta break to make a pot of soup from scratch.Comment
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look there, this one cames from kriegsmarine set, and lost most of black color, but I love this one. Got only EK II now.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=401671Comment
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Why would the sea cause the paint to fail? Its a EK2 and not worn other than day it was awarded.Comment
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