Wehrmacht Long Service 18 years, please opinion

[jabnus]

Hi,

Im looking for opinions on this cross, on first hand it looks ok, but im not sure. I havent had one of these before and see many differences compared to examples found via the forumsearch here on WAF (the ring that holds the large ribbonring), the number of small feathers, the overal details. But im not up to date what kind of makers existence exist. Thanks in advance for your time.

Beste regards,
Gaston

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[Jean-Claude]

Allo Gaston,

Wait for guys like Wayne and others who really know their stuff to chime in but I have what looks like the same identical cross as yours and have seen others of the same design for sale from reputable sources that I kept in my archives over the years (which explains why I bought it). My cross is magnetic (iron based) but, from what I understand, some variants also existed in tombac (non magnetic): not sure if this applies to this type but here is mine for comparison.

Hope this helps a bit

JC

[bytown]

Looks like a nice original.

From the photo it appears to be of the magnetic type.

Wayne

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Thank you both for your replies.