Another Memel!

[bytown]

This Memel is part of a Medal Bar.

No doubt in my mind that it is an original awarded piece.

Straight G and different bottom to the wreath.

Straight leg M's.

It's Magnetic.

Comments welcomed.

Wayne

[bytown]

Reverse.

[bytown]

Medal Bar.

[bytown]

The figures bodies do have a number of puck marks.

Wayne

[fozz]

memel

The figures bodies do have a number of puck marks.

Wayne

I don't like it, nowt to do with straight G, but it looks wrong. As above the quality of the piece looks.......... crap?

[bytown]

If it is a copy and I doubt that it is.

Somebody went to a lot of trouble to have the medals mounted in the correct style with the correct back pin and catch.

The strike speaks for itself. It is not a cast medal.

No copy in my opinion.

However, to each his own.

Wayne

[Marvin Jeffus]

Do a search on the Memel and you probably will find enough examples of accepted originals, this one shown in my opinion, is a very poor copy.

[George Stimson]

It's a new one on me.

[bytown]

I did a search of the forum and there is not one like it in any of the threads.

It's like another that was posted with an acorn sticking straight up from the top of the closed wreath at the bottom of the medal.

Point has been made already that if it is a fake then there should be more of them around.

There isn't from what my searches have turned up.

Wayne

[kenneth wolfe]

Hi

I don't like this one!!! This would not be for my collection. There are a few that fall outside of the standard slanted G but this is not one of them.


Kenneth

[M Wipf]

Wayne,


It could be authentic or it could be a reproduction .. TR period documentation is required to prove authenticity. We all know that .. So ... I guess you will just have to flip a coin ..

If you feel certain it is authentic, that is fine but sell ability comes into play ..

There a few Memelland medal styles we are fairly certain about and the rest will very likely remain an enigma ..

All the best ..

Mike W.

[tiomnajasila]

I agree with Mike, there are more original ones our there, other then the most common one accepted by collectors. But if you ever plan to sell it you will face them same fact as now as others will have their thoughts about it as well.

To me the front looks OK it has enough detail. I can't really see if the metal used is correct it looks fine but it's hard to judge from a photo. I recently bought a fake and when I compare it to the original one I got it's easy to see. But this one looks quite better then my fake. But still it is a Memelland medal and it will always be a tricky one.

The rear in my opinion looks a bit strange. But I am not familiar with this type so I am not saying it's a fake.

[bytown]

That's why I posted it to get as many opinions as possible.

I was hoping that maybe one of the members might have one like it.

This is the only one I have seen with this type of wreath.

Keep the comments coming.

I appreciate them all.

Wayne

[Jokka]

Has the open 9 in 1939 and the letters are poor, not straight at all. Poor copy.

[Brian R]

This bar includes exposed hooks so any medal can be paced on it with ease. However, I think this medal is legit. I have one just like it that is mounted on period bar (probably KM).

Before seeing this thread, I'm not sure I have ever seen this type in the past, aside from my example. I have posted this medal bar on the forum in the past...