DKiG by Klein (134)

[jwburchell]

Posting here pictures of a potential purchase - a German Cross in Gold by Otto Klein "134" which, based upon my research on this Forum and reference material, certainly appears to have all of the features of a period original.

I have seen, held and examined this award which is definitely lighter than most which I have held, which is also reassuring since that is a trait of the Klein crosses. However, I have neither a specific weight nor measurements to present here.

One of the rivets appears a bit unusual, but I believe that overall the rivets are correct.

Insofar as is possible from these pictures, I would appreciate receiving the opinions and comments of WAF members as to period originality - or not - of this cross, please.

Regards,

John

[jwburchell]

Reverse views, pin and retaining clasp:

[jwburchell]

Maker mark, hinge and side profile views:

[AndyC]

John IMO a very nice original cross



Andy

[jwburchell]

Thank you for your feedback, Andy. Good to have positive confirmation as I will now be purchasing this DKiG in January.

[ChrisJ]

It seems to have lost one rivet ?

[jwburchell]

Chris - not sure what happened to that rivet...whether the top cap portion is just missing or corroded away, or the entire rivet is gone. In any case, the multi-piece construction of the cross is still nice and tight-fitting so it does not affect that overall aspect of the award.

[Ralph Arndt]

Nice