Knight's Cross of the WMC

[Jelle M.]

Knight's cross looks very nice

[Blitzbundeln]

Cant see the Obvious die flaws in the "3" and the 6 o'clock arm so i would be carefull.

Grtz,
Blitz

[Stepdale]

Cant see the Obvious die flaws in the "3" and the 6 o'clock arm so i would be carefull.

Grtz,
Blitz

That certainly sounds ominous! Can anyone help me with that as I've never had one of these to evaluate nor do I have the resources to make a completely valid evaluation?
Thank you all for the help so far,
Dale

[michael leone]

Knights cross

I thought the flaws were progressive in nature. Early production crosses did not have the flaws. As the dies became dirty, the flaws became more apparent. Is this a correct assumption?

[Bob Hritz]

The earliest crosses are unmarked and do not have the flaws. As production continued, flaws developed with a clipped center stroke of the 3 and a line flaw on the lower arm. I do not know where the stages are alligned and have been curious to see a timeline for both with and without swords.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

I am hoping Dietrich and George are going to do a book on the War Merit Cross to the same specification of the other fine books they have published.

Bob Hritz

[Dietrich Maerz]

It is in the works! However, too early to give definitive conclusions. More study on the Rks is needed.

Dietrich (and George)

[Stepdale]

So can anybody give me a verdict on this cross? I'm inclined to put it in the doubtful category based on everything else I've seen in the collection, but just want to be sure.