Army 25 Year service medal for opinions

[relics2007]

Can you please tell me your opinions about this 25 year service medal? Thank you in advance!

[kenneth wolfe]

Hi

It looks original to me, just lacking a little luster. Here's some pictures of mine for comparision.


Kenneth

[kenneth wolfe]

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[Bob Hritz]

The first question is if it is attractive to a magnet.

Bob Hritz

[relics2007]

The first question is if it is attractive to a magnet.

Bob Hritz

Is this medal supposed to attract to a magnet?

[Bob Hritz]

I have a box full of Heer/Luft Long service medals, that I got, over the years, from my advertising. Without exception, every one, in each grade, is attractive to a magnet. Not very scientific, but certainly telling!

Bob Hritz

[Thomas Bendixen]

I have a box full of Heer/Luft Long service medals, that I got, over the years, from my advertising. Without exception, every one, in each grade, is attractive to a magnet. Not very scientific, but certainly telling!

Bob Hritz

I wouldn't rely on the basemetal as a pointer of originality but more on the design, finnish and quality. Credible buntmetall (unmagnetic) pieces is around and have also been found on credible medalbars! The producers used whatever metal that was available.

Bob: The only thing your post tells me is that those you have in your box are magnetic and most indeed are. Following your line of argument I take it you wouldn't buy a Honorcross that wasn't magnetic - I would!

Cheers Thomas

[Peter J.]

Guys, nor I would mind a nice non-magnetic cross. The first cross is odd though when looking at angles. A cross pictured on a flat suface wouldn't feature the rims (sides), as can be seen on Kenneth's cross. If you look at the enclosed image, you need to be looking down from the left in order to see the rim on the upper part of the left cross arm and the left side of the lower arm. Thus the other marked rims wouldn't appear, unless someone has a good explaination .

cheers
Peter

[kenneth wolfe]

Hi

I think it's just the angle of the picture but it's hard to tell because it is only a picture. Relics should take check the cross out and see if it's the pic or the actual cross. Maybe some new pics would help. I still like it though.


Kenneth

[relics2007]

I think it's just the angle of the picture but it's hard to tell because it is only a picture. Relics should take check the cross out and see if it's the pic or the actual cross. Maybe some new pics would help. I still like it though.


Kenneth

Thanks guys for all of your efforts. I just went to the seller and passed this medal because it wasn't magnetic, darn it!
Well, may be next time when I see him at the military show I'll look at it again.

[Stan]

Army 25-year Service Cross

When I asked a German dealer two weeks ago what he thought about Army 25-yr Service Crosses being made in Buntmetal as opposed to Iron, he stated that they were to be found in both materials but thought that the iron versions could have been the awarded type and Buntmetal the private purchase type.

Stan