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Hey fella...are you trying to muscle in on my photos???
Great pics and Cross!Regards,
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Mine is just plain luck!!!
Keep it up....Regards,
DaveComment
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A nice looking piece Erickn.....
Interesting that the shrapnel zing should appear on the reverse - presumably that would indicate a very messy business occured in Russland..
Congratulations - this is how they should look.
MarshallComment
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Ahhh... Seizure Galleries.
Very nice.Comment
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Beautifull!
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Originally posted by Tim Calvert
Yes! I knew it appeared familiar....
I wonder why the ' history' wasn't offered in John's description!
Erick, please fill us in as it's rare we get a real 'connection' with these things and the story must be incredible...
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That gives a new perspective on 'crosshatching' - my speculation would be an exploding aireal shell with the projectile coming through the collar and down the back. wonder how the rest of him fared....Comment
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Interesting, personally I assumed it must have come from the bottom going up as in a shell/mine exploding from underneath. I guess we will never know...Originally posted by eindecker2When you go home
Tell them for us and say
For your tomorrow
We gave our today
--Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
Iwo Jima 1945Comment
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As you know the provenance of this cross, which is fascinating, it would also be fascinating to know the how and the whom regarding the recovery of this cross, and the authentication thereof.
Thanks for posting photos of this tragic, yet measurmising piece.Comment
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Aireal exploding shells have been very useful in entrenched positions - of course this is just pure speculation - might ask a forensic scientist at the local police station, they might give you a better idea - either way a fantastic cross with impeckable character.
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