set of a long service in SS, for opinion.

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Gentleman,
I ask your opinion on this set- original or fake?
Thanks for your Attention to my thread
Cheers, Re.

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[tystgaard]

Nice

Looks to be a nice original 4 year medal.

The minis are more hard, but I like them, and
see no red flags.

BR
Nicolai

[Antonio Scapini]

I agree, the whole "family" looks good.
Medal is a nice type I.

[J C Gray]

The full size award is an original Type I as already stated, but it looks like it has somehow lost all of it's original finish and then been repainted with some type of metallic gold...someone has then attempted to remove this gilt finish. The Einzelspange seems to have been made by someone who had heard one described, but never actually seen one in person...so whether original or not, judging by the way the award is attached, I personally doubt if they belong together.

The miniature is 100%...no problems.

The stickpin is not one that I would feel comfortable with. I have seen this type before and whilst the construction initially looks ok, the detail, or rather, complete lack of detail would be cause for concern. The alignment markings on the reverse of the disc bear absolutely no correlation to the obverse ie. the circle should be at TDC & the straight line should be parallel with the Runes in order to line up with the needle.
Below is shown an original 9mm SS 8 year device in both 'Auflage' & 'Nadel' form...note the level of detail achievable on even such a small scale.

[SScollector]

Sorry to intrude, but I just want to say "WOW", that 8-year device on the left side is really something. I don't think that many people realize how rare those are, but thanks for showing it, as there aren't but a few pictures in existence of those. The details are just awesome!

Chris

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Dear Colleagues, many thanks for your opinions and attention to my thread
Your help is invaluable