Panzer Die

[Christopher G.]

I too would love to see a real die......These people will fake anything to make a buck ! where are peoples morals ? Didn't their parents teach them anything?

[Jeff S]

ha... oh well. By trusted friend I mean somebody that if they make a mistake will give me my money back on a bad item. I did have some concerns about the "die" because I've seen genuine dies for other metal items(not badges) and all of them were round, very thick(2" or more) and of a high quality steel.

The joys of sight unseen purchases. I appreciate the feedback, very helpful!

[ottomaton]

While I'm not any expert, and this what is supposed to be a die for an Austro-Hungarian Karl Troop Cross from WWI that a retailer is selling.

Whether it definitely is or not, I can not say. It does, however, look quite a bit more like what I imagine a die should look like.

[Mike Pinkus]

here is another original die example...this was used by the famous JR Gaunt company in England to make cap badges for the 14th(?) middlesex regiment...who earned their moniker "Die Hard" at the battle of Albuera in Spain during the napoleonic wars....notice how thick this is..it is made of very hard dense steel....
the button in the 2nd photo is a tunic button for a shoulder board to show how thick it is
mike

[Mike Pinkus]

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