A trio of crosses

[michael leone]

Here are my latest additions to the collection , a nice iron cross first class marked 100 on the underside of the pin. Courtesy of one of our forum members.thanks Ron!
The German cross in gold marked 134,picked up at the recent Akron ,Ohio show courtesy of Phil Borchert . I added the case later as the cross needed a place to rest.
And last but not least, a knights cross of the war merit cross with swords, marked 900/1 on the lower cross arms. It does have the flaws one likes to see and I will get a pic of those features on here ASAP. Cross comes to me via Dr. Bob I. From Syracuse ,NY.

Thanks for looking and thanks to the fellow collectors who passed these along.

[michael leone]

3 crosses

Iron cross

[michael leone]

3 crosses

German cross 134

[michael leone]

3 crosses

Knights cross

[michael leone]

3 crosses

Die flaws of the KC

[Volksgrenadier 44]

Michael,three Bobby Dazzlers you have there matey

The Wachter und Lange is about as mint as it gets right!

Well done Sir

Ross

[Douglas 5]

A nice trio .

Douglas

[Ian Hulley]

Beautiful !

Ian

[michael leone]

3 crosses

Thank you for your comments!
I do have a question regarding the t has developed on the Knights cross. Even though I had to minor in chemistry in college, I would like to have an expert explain the chemistry behind the blackening we see on these crosses. ,some I see at shows are black as coal,others as pristine as if they were new. Other collectors have touted the silver dip routine to restore a cross to as new condition. I am partial to this mottled patina look myself, so if there are any chemistry professors out there who can elaborate the process of this blackening, I would welcome the information.
Again,thanks for looking, and have a great weekend.

[schönbeck]

There are several factors. Humidity, fingerprints, metal reaction and so on. It's common to see this reaction on the reverse which lead me to believe that there is a reaction from were it has been stored.