Knights Cross to the War Merit Cross

[Ludwig]

And here we are....IMO it's a fake

IMO, too!

[juoneen]

Here is the real skinny on this KVK...

This is a fake owned by wiley g newton of erie colorado ......he purports it is from his fathers bring backs from WWII, but the medals a fake , beware of dealing with him...he has been involved in a sale of stolen items one namingly a colt walker taken from a new mexico museum....the story is on the net, and he has tried to peddle this KVK RK fake to every colorado dealer , JR, ES, and even CG in cali...and will try to sell it anyone he can befriend and fool..and so it goes on........just beware, and look up stolen colt walker found in I believe it was a lakewood "Gunsmoke gun shop" that used to be on television..his mug shot is online...he also has an MO of promising to sell your items for you after you trust him ,then thinking he is alright , you trust him.. he never returns the item nor the money ...he has owed a guy locally at a store called thriftiques for a flag he took on consignment to sell for that fellow and said he would be back in four days, and its been more than 4months... is the "master of BS excuses", maybe this exposure of truth will make him pay the guy the 250. he owes him....or better yet return his flag .... do not be fooled by anything he has for sale... , the man is still out the money(call him and see although I hope this will help that guy in that case at least....now that he is exposed maybe he will change his ways...but that remains to be seen as he raps a good rap but I am not optimistic. ), the flag and the story gets worse.... even people who have known this fellow for years have stated no deal ever pans out, and although a likable character at first... people with experience figure him out in short order, distance themselves from him once they see that he doesn't have credibility....I have been informed of this information from many local reliable sources in his area , found the facts are as stated and 100% true. This is Just a warning for those who want to be protected from getting stung. Being truthful when selling is paramount as trust must be guaranteed , and if you deal with him you will never see him again...especially for big bucks and stating items are family items brought home and are not is the worst type of dealer or person to ever buy from....Caveat emptor...and if you decide to buy this don't say you have not been warned in advance.

[Tom B]

Sounds like a swell fellow. He's just one of way to many in our hobby !

[juoneen]

Glad to help...look up his name and the theft story and then you may want to post his mug shot here or just keep one for yourself so others across the nation/world will see what he looks like..and this is a photo to add to all your wallets especially when hitting any co. gun show...as you will likely run into him sometime in the future .It is known he occasionally travels to Germany and Europe...so to those over there, you may not think this will effect you, but it just could , he has other items with outlandish stories (a dead give away to raise red flags)...the photo (if you or someone wants to post it, although anyone can get it easily( just google the name yourself )will help all collectors internationally ... you just may run into him(its a small world after all).... could save you a lot of financial grief ( thank me later just be advised) , .. Lets hope this exposure will end his "game of looking for suckers" and this exposure will create some incentive for him to straighten out his act.(I am again not optimistic ...I apologise for being redundant)