Strange DKiG!

[5tefan]

Did you see a Cross like this before?

[Dietrich Maerz]

Strange?
Unmarked, heavy Godet.
Buy yourself a good book!

[Dietrich Maerz]

Why don't you learn to ask what you want people to look at? The finish, the pin, the offset wreath, the gilding, the date, ... I have erased your earlier post since I am done with your stupid comments. I have already glasses, by the way.
So, please try again and be polite.

[5tefan]

Why don't you learn to ask what you want people to look at? The finish, the pin, the offset wreath, the gilding, the date, ... I have erased your earlier post since I am done with your stupid comments. I have already glasses, by the way.
So, please try again and be polite.

Now you know why I said strange! If someone has seen a cross like this before he would know why I call it strange and could say yes I've seen one like this before! And then there would be a normal discussion on this issue

But if you delete always my answer, than please delete your comment about a good book.

[Dietrich Maerz]

No, my strange friend, that is not how you operate!
You post very vage questions in order not to fix yourself in a position from which you cannot escape later on. We have seen it many of times.

If you really want to have a discussion of this cross the normal and to be expected question would have been:

"Has anybody already seen such an off-set wreath on this heavy unmarked Godet?"

Then the reader would have known that you know already that it is a heavy Godet. Not knowing your level of expertse on the field of German Crosses (which is obviously only recently aquired) the first thing that comes to mind is: Oh, he doesn't know the maker and that was my answer.

And I surely will not erase the comment about "a good book." I know how helpful it is for you!

But now to the source of your question: Yes, it has been seen before, page 124 compared to page 126 as an example.

[joelhall]

Were you really asking if this was an original?

[5tefan]

Were you really asking if this was an original?

OK, hope you will not be disappointed about my answer

But you would be a bad Quality Inspector!

It is a Godet that's right, but how could it be that such high decoration have this very poor Quality level?

I can not understand, due to I'm Supplier Quality Engineer.

Seems to be that the Operator had a very very bad day or was drunk at that day!

That is why I call it a strange DKiG ;-)

http://www.dk-dna.de/gebrueder-godet...-berlin-1.html

[joelhall]

Ah, I see. Human error is to blame here. World war 2 being such a huge war as it was involved a great demand on many industries, one being the awards manufacturing industry. Certain flaws made it through.

[Jelle M.]

That small construction error is seen on german crosses from time to time, i think it's not rare. Also many deschlers have that.

[Dietrich Maerz]

It is especially prominent on Godets, though.

[5tefan]

That small construction error is seen on german crosses from time to time, i think it's not rare. Also many deschlers have that.

Yes, you are right I found also a Deschler like this

http://www.dk-dna.de/deschler---sohn,-muenchen-.html

So it seems that there were no Quality Checks or gages which could support the right assambly.

[grueni1208]

My reworked (to a 57er) Deschler DK has the same characteristic.

[Ludwig]

Conclusion: It is not strange!

[5tefan]

Conclusion: It is not strange!

Ok, I see and many thanks for your opinion.
Maybe the following DKiG is a little bit more strange!

Hope some one can help me with this cross, because the number design is not common! Also the number of rivets are very strange, 9 rivets!

Due to the silver back plate, I would say an early DK!

[Dietrich Maerz]

Due to the silver back plate, I would say an early DK!

But the backplate is not silver, but rather Tombak. And the cross is a fake.