Good day gents,
As some of you might know, I do collect all possible variants of the 1957 issue KC.
Had to opportunity to purchase the below item for more then fair price, and so I did.
It came with early 1957 KC etui, some good KC ribbon and a set of modern made OLS.
Hence the 1957 style loop now, of which I luckily had a spare one in my collection.
The KC itself is 3-piece made and has non-magnetic core ( showing some copper colour around the swastika ).
Am I right in saying its indeed a postwar made KC, same time-frame as the flawed "B" framed 1957 KC's ?
Checking Dietrich's book, I found a similar piece ( pages 141/142 ), however mine has an incuse "800" mark beneath the loop eye .
As I collect - besides the Schickle KC's - mainly St&L 1957 KC's, I just had to add this "missing link" to my collection ( even though postwar ... ).
Thanks for looking ...
Grtz
Mathijs
As some of you might know, I do collect all possible variants of the 1957 issue KC.
Had to opportunity to purchase the below item for more then fair price, and so I did.
It came with early 1957 KC etui, some good KC ribbon and a set of modern made OLS.
Hence the 1957 style loop now, of which I luckily had a spare one in my collection.
The KC itself is 3-piece made and has non-magnetic core ( showing some copper colour around the swastika ).
Am I right in saying its indeed a postwar made KC, same time-frame as the flawed "B" framed 1957 KC's ?
Checking Dietrich's book, I found a similar piece ( pages 141/142 ), however mine has an incuse "800" mark beneath the loop eye .
As I collect - besides the Schickle KC's - mainly St&L 1957 KC's, I just had to add this "missing link" to my collection ( even though postwar ... ).
Thanks for looking ...
Grtz
Mathijs
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