Luftschutz medal

[SKAND]

Hello guys!
I need opinion about this Luftschutz medal. Size 39 mm. Weight with 4 cm band 29,45 gr.
On the ring maker marking 134.
Thanks in advance.
Alex

[Ian Hulley]

Looks to be a very nice original ... what's the weight without the ribbon please ?

Ian

[RKC]

Alex:

No problems....It's a very nice original!


Ron.

[Antonio Scapini]

Hi Alex, looks good to me too.

[VonPeter]

Hmmm.

Medal looks soft (leafs) for a zink but some of the details looks good (lettering).

Probably good but with a replaced ribbon ring? MM looks strange for a 134 and I cant remember ever seeing a 134 luft medal.

And the ribbon is modern.

/peter

[Ian Hulley]

Medal looks soft (leafs) for a zink but some of the details looks good (lettering).

I wondered if it was aluminium .... my unmarked example weighs ~16g compared to my '60' zinc award which weighs ~30g ... which was why I asked what the weight of the medal/ring alone was.

Cheers, Ian.

[Antonio Scapini]

This medal is not zinc, it is made in alu (or this is what I can understand from pictures...).

[SKAND]

Thanks for all comments!
Weight without ribbon 28,72.
The ribbon looks old, I fired it and it burns completely with specific natural smell, so it is not Polyester etc.
I can take more photos if needed...
Here one more photo of the ring and MM.

[Ian Hulley]

It has the weight of a heavyweight, zinc award but the appearance of a lightweight, aluminium medal ....

The loop on the medal is also like the aluminium type, here are my 2 ... lightweight on the left.



Ian

[VonPeter]

With 28 grams it cant be a aluminium even if it dosent look like a zink. So if it is not zink, what is it?

134 is sometimes used by floch.

P.S. Ribbon is still a modern fake/replacement.

[SKAND]

The medal very detailed.

[VonPeter]

Looks cast.
Material looks wrong to, it dont look like zink and its to heavy to be a alu-variant.

And with the fake ribbon and 134-ring I would stay away. But thats just my opinion, and since I can be a little anal, some may disagree.

/peter

[Ian Hulley]

Looks cast.

Sadly to me also

Ian

[SKAND]

Thanks for opinions guys! I bought medal as original. I will contact the seller for return...

[Antonio Scapini]

Guys, there medals WERE cast.