ZIMMERMANN 20 DKiG heavy issue

[pep]

this is my cross in gold.
its weight is 66 grs.
bears 10'00 flaw
I beleive it as original. the only matter is that the pin catch is soldered directly to the base. usualy I see 20 marked crosses with the catch placed on a "plate" and then on the base !!??

not an expert in this awards. let me know your opinions.
advanced thanks!!

[pep]

flaw

[Tim B.]

Looks nice to me!

The catch should be soldered directly to the base on these heavy versions; it's the light versions that had the catch soldered to the plate.

Tim

[pep]

I MEAN FOLLOWING PHOTO that differs of my type of catch

[pep]

thanks TIM!!

heavies are earlier that lighter ones???

[Dietrich Maerz]

The heavy version is the early one. The backplate was made of Tombak which allowed a direct soldering to that plate. Later (light) versions had a backplate made of Cupal and this needed a bigger surface contact for soldering.
A very nice cross!

Dietrich

[pep]

thanks for your comment dietrich!!
now I'm sure is full original

[Tim B.]

The heavy version is the early one. The backplate was made of Tombak which allowed a direct soldering to that plate. Later (light) versions had a backplate made of Cupal and this needed a bigger surface contact for soldering.

A very nice cross!

Dietrich

Exactly, and the earlier ones are more desireable IMO. Congrats again on a very nice DKiG!
Tim

[Oscar]

I have the same maker. They look like the same

[AndyC]

A good one no problems here

Andy

[collado250]

I Agree.

A good one no problems here

Andy

[steiner99]

Very nice! Is it for sale?

[pep]

no steiner, sorry.

[Koldun]

It seems to me that some one was trying to remove swastika from it.

[pep]

no koldun. it's firmly in place.