Single-Sided KvKII

[Exile]

Hi all

I found something unusual on a dealer site today. A 'single-sided' KvKII mounted on a medal bar.

I have never seen one like it before. It is so unusual I don't know whether to dismiss it as a reproduction or not.

Anyone ever come across something like this before?

Matt

[Tony T-S]

Perhaps a KvK I finished as a KvK II (late war zinc) or something like that. What an interesting find.

[RonR]

Have an unfinished 1st class w/o swds.....


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[RonR]

ooo

[Douglas 5]

That sure is different , not seen anything like it .

Douglas

[Tom B]

Looks to be just an un-finished KvK 1 wo/swords

[Douglas 5]

RonR might be an unfinished KvK 1 .
The one Matt has - has a loop for the ribbon ring . Could be a converted - half finished KvK 1 ? Where was quality control ... when this ( or half of it ) was awarded ??
Not a rare award to have a shortage of - I would think . At least they would have used a regular- full award - when doing up the medal bar ??? Looks like a display piece they had for the window .

Douglas

[Darrell]

Ron, what makes you figure your example is an unfinished cross? Looks like a poor cast fake to me.

[ben bijker]

My guess: the kvk on the ribbon bar is made in Spain.
Have had 2 of these overt he years, the are single sided.

[Tom B]

My guess: the kvk on the ribbon bar is made in Spain.
Have had 2 of these overt he years, the are single sided.

Yes, could be I guess??

[Exile]

My guess: the kvk on the ribbon bar is made in Spain.
Have had 2 of these overt he years, the are single sided.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Ben: That is really interesting. Do you have pictures of the others?

Matt

[Andy B.]

What I find interesting is the color (bronze). I have seen a few unfinished KVK 1s (I own one) and they are all silver. I doubt it's Spanish made. The KVKs in Spain (that I've seen) all had much thinner swastikas.
Very neat find.

[pattex]

Hello,
as I know, the spanish KVKs also have a 1939 on the backside.

best regards
PAttex

[ben bijker]

That is correct, but only a small disc with 1939 inside a wreath, which was soldered to the reverse of the cross.

Since the center of the reverse isn't visible (the KVK on the bar) this might be the case here as well

[pattex]

You`re right ben, but the spanish made KVK I know, also have a little different design.

best regards
Pattex