kvk mm15

[King Naga]

Hi all opinions on this please.
It looks identical to Karsten S old thread.
Your thoughts most welcome.
I did study Karsten S thread and can see no differance.
Evilmike what do you think mate ?
kn

[evilmike]

It has the Orth characteristic pin that turns up at the end

Some good shots of a 15 here:

KVK1 mm 15

[King Naga]

mike have you ever studied the stippling in makers.?
Its quite hard but if you look very carefully there are certain little patterns from different makers dies.Mine has the three prong fork on right arm exactley like karstons.
kn

[evilmike]

Not really, i have in bakerlight grips on hj knives zzzzzz but not on KVKs, you see differences in the sword handles, arm length etc, obviously the pin set up is the easiest ID I think ive got a 15 KVK1 but i dont seem to find any photos on WAF or my Laptop, must have avoided being snapped somehow...

[King Naga]

Get it posted asap mike when u have time.
kn
im not boring you am i its just the zzzz on your last post.

[evilmike]

In work now i'll see if i have it when iam home tomorrow, zzzz in respect to the looking closely at hj grips.... riveting stuff ho ho

[King Naga]

Mike my mate i think you getting a bit tiz waz here i ment stippling on kvk 1st class arms.
kn
ps i have some very nice HJ items by the way.
kn zzzzzzz

[evilmike]

I know that, HJ's stippling was just a comparision

[King Naga]

Yes i agree to a point, but so few dots.If thats what we are calling them. To make a comparison anyway,On kvks you can make out certain little patterns.
kn

[King Naga]

Here are some better pics i hope on my mm15 cross.
I would like some opinions on this and hoppfully i have done my homework .
kn

[SNOOPY]

Hmmmm....

I'm not sure but if you read the "Floch" article it clearly states that one of the
tell tail signs is the little "dimple" if you want to call it, that sticks out
on the back where the 12 O'clock arm and top of the sword meet at the
bottom where it creates the "V" shape. But usually Flochs are marked L15
and not just 15. And nothing else about the cross looks like a Floch
But just throwing it out there.

[King Naga]

SNOOPY yes i agree with you,may be i have a floch mm15.
If so its a first as far as i can see in this forum.
Good observation snoopy

[King Naga]

As snoopy kindly pointed out the flaws similar to a floch i have pointed out some others as you can see in photo.
Looking at the lines across the sword handles as red ringed in photo, i notice in the war merit book page 125 pic 2 reverse mm15 has the same die flaws.
Could my badge be a MM15 Floch copy.
What do the experts think in this forum.
Look forward to your comments.
kn

[King Naga]

After a lot of resurch on this forum looking at 15,L15,L/15,L/14 i naw have a bad head.
The only thing i do not like about my cross are the flock triets on the corners as snoopy pionts out.
Even the end of the pin is correct imo as orth.
correct style of mm horizontal 15 with lazy 5.

[King Naga]

Ok no replies fair enough.
Im warming torward that my cross is a unexposed floch fake.
Its interesting that in the L list that orth and shickle are side by side mmmmmm.
15 either L/,L,15,L14 are to me very fishy.
200 views i say gents and no input .
kn