the straight arm (Schinkel type B)

[sanya13]

Nice Deumer schinkel

Here is my schinkel form cross for your comments which are more than welcome
Thanks
Alf

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wt2wzsps3...kuW1fruTa?dl=0

[beuwulf]

+1....

[mp409mm]

thank you guys, much appreciated, so, is this the straight arm Schinkel?
Regards
Alf.

[Douglas 5]

Hi Alf :
The side by side comparisons you wanted .

Cheers, Douglas

[mp409mm]

Hi Douglas, Thank you very much, most helpful of you, thank you for your time.
Regards
Alf.

[mp409mm]

Ok This is my what I call Round 3. so it is type B; correct.
it's size is 44.32 x 44.30.
Bear with me please, than what you call this.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b119ynlaa...jiYYBBpta?dl=0

thanks
Alf.

[Douglas 5]

The smaller Deschler Type B is a totally different cross than the regular size Deschler R3 (round 3) cross .

Douglas

[Douglas 5]

Pictures of both :

Douglas

[mp409mm]

The smaller Deschler Type B is a totally different cross than the regular size Deschler R3 (round 3) cross .

Douglas

So the Deschler and the Shinkel cross are two different cross, or Deschler is just another name for Schinkel ? THANKS.
Regards
Alfred.

[Douglas 5]

Alfred - you are almost there . Things can be confusing at the start but over time things will fall in place .

Deschler made both of these crosses ..... -- the left one first which more correctly is the B Type Deschler .

Schinkel B - as it had been referred to just up to recently - is an incorrect and misleading name/description . It has nothing to do with a Schinkel or Schickle .
It is in September 1939 an early Deschler first new re-design attempt of the new re-instituted Iron Cross before a standardized form was chosen and strictest imposed .
As the comparison shows it does not distantiate itself from the Imperial cross form and size to the satisfaction of the Reichführung in Berlin .

The cross on the right is in most parts the final version ..... with the short lived round 3 in the core being the final minor 'tweeking' that took place .

Douglas

[mp409mm]

Hi Douglas,
What I can say except THANK YOU, now it is very clear it is a pleasure when ones knows these details which make our hobby more interesting and rewarding because one knows what to look for.
I wish I have joined this forum earlier because it a treasure of information with lots of members willing to help and give information that otherwise is out of reach to a novice like me.
Thank you all and I am very happy to be in this forum.
Regards
Alf.