How rare is this "DANZIGER STECKKREUZ 1. KL"?

[schönbeck]

Anyone know how rare this cross is and how much you should pay for a good example. "DANZIGER STECKKREUZ 1. KL"

[heinrich66]

The cross 1st class is very rare, because there were only 88 recipients of this cross. On militariaweb is genuine but burried out piece for sale. For a good to near mint piece the price will be very high!

Greetings

Heinrich

[Daniel Krause]

Hi Schönbeck,

Absolutely rare item.
Not even 100 were awarded. (88 according to Hessenthal / Schreiber)

Best regards

Daniel

[schönbeck]

Thanks for your replies.
I really like this cross but have never seen it for sale, that's why I asked. I have actually only seen it on a w/w photo. So if anyone have a colorphoto or know one who have it for sale, tell me.

[heinrich66]

Here is the link to the piece on militariaweb!http://www.militariaweb.com/d/lot.cfm?lotID=903739
Note the markers mark!

Greetings

heinrich

[R v Kempen]

there are photo's of the Danzigcross 1st and 2nd on www.thirdreichforum.com

i tried to find the right topic but there seems to be a problem with this website

good luck

Richard van Kempen

[R v Kempen]

i found it

danzigcross http://www.thirdreichforum.com/phpBB...767&highlight=

[schönbeck]

thanks, all beautiful, maybe I can afford a second class........

[Daniel Krause]

a 2nd class? 253 awards! Also not easy to get!
Good Luck,

best greetings

Daniel

[Raz]

Helmut Weitze has a Danzig 1st class for sale for € 1750, item number #26338.

[R v Kempen]

hi Raz

welcome to the forum

[Ken Jasper]

Hi Raz, welcome, good to see you here. I haven't been able to get on Third Reich Forum since they changed the server. Anyone else having this problem?

[R v Kempen]

Ken
there is no problem with the TRF anymore did you try the links i posted?

[Ken Jasper]

Hi Richard,

Still having problems with Third Reich Forum. I have been discussing it with Marcus.

Re the Danzig Crosses: I have both in my collection. They should be visible on one of the photos of parts of my collection on the Collection forum. I bought the 2nd class first. It came without a ribbon, But I was able to obtain an original piece of ribon to go with it. The First Class came with provenance indicating that it had once belonged to Franz Xavier Schwarrtz and was captured along with his uniforms and other decorations in a Police Station in Garmisch Partenkirchen at the end of the war. I know where his Party uniform and Gold Party Badge is, but the owner will not part with those items.

[Eric Stahlhut]

What about this one?

Opinions? Supposedly there was a single maker of these awards.
Hulse of Berlin. This one isn't marked as such.