I am moving this from the' ...Hand Frosting......' thread and starting a separate new thread to continue .
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru....php?t=1000973
It appears we have been calling every thing that makes the cross frame beading - and or some times the entire frame "stand out with a bling whiteness "
-- plain across the board simple : " Frosting or Frosted " !
The previous discussion in the other thread brings to light that there are differences . I will be selling my own collection at some point and like any one else
I want to be describing what the cross is or has - correctly .
As Dietrich points out on some KCs 'paint' was used ... and I assume the lower grade EKs would have gone through the same frame treatment long
before the higher grades did .
Some the W&L crosses I have are absolutely very different from others that clearly points out we have different methods .
There for I would like to ask if the following 3 groups are an acceptable description of 'frosting' types :
1- Mechanical frosting
2- Acid/chemical frosting
3- Imitation Frosting- paint
Now - after going over some of the W&L crosses I have again and again - it appears some of these W&L crosses now might only be the 'painted' type .
I will be posting various ones asking for input or opinions regards them .
1 - First #1 I am guessing might be a mechanical treatment to create a ''frosty ' look . Every thing on the frame has turned blue-ish-black ... just the bead crowns remain
somewhat 'shiny' (cold white ) looking ?? The crowns have not changed color ... just wear and damaged spots .
2- #2 -- this is the one I am thinking might actually be painted ? The side shot shows on this one - no seam - Paint is something that would cover it totally - am I correct ?
Regards , Douglas
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru....php?t=1000973
It appears we have been calling every thing that makes the cross frame beading - and or some times the entire frame "stand out with a bling whiteness "
-- plain across the board simple : " Frosting or Frosted " !
The previous discussion in the other thread brings to light that there are differences . I will be selling my own collection at some point and like any one else
I want to be describing what the cross is or has - correctly .
As Dietrich points out on some KCs 'paint' was used ... and I assume the lower grade EKs would have gone through the same frame treatment long
before the higher grades did .
Some the W&L crosses I have are absolutely very different from others that clearly points out we have different methods .
There for I would like to ask if the following 3 groups are an acceptable description of 'frosting' types :
1- Mechanical frosting
2- Acid/chemical frosting
3- Imitation Frosting- paint
Now - after going over some of the W&L crosses I have again and again - it appears some of these W&L crosses now might only be the 'painted' type .
I will be posting various ones asking for input or opinions regards them .
1 - First #1 I am guessing might be a mechanical treatment to create a ''frosty ' look . Every thing on the frame has turned blue-ish-black ... just the bead crowns remain
somewhat 'shiny' (cold white ) looking ?? The crowns have not changed color ... just wear and damaged spots .
2- #2 -- this is the one I am thinking might actually be painted ? The side shot shows on this one - no seam - Paint is something that would cover it totally - am I correct ?
Regards , Douglas
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