Silver honor roll clasp?

[hcliffe]

I am not sure what this is. It appears to have always had a silver finish. And the bottom ribbon is not formed into a bow like a typical honor roll clasp. Any ideas on what it is??

[hcliffe]

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[Thomas Durante]

Hi Harry,

It looks pretty low quality IMO. Ofcourse, an argument could be made its a late war example made from zink and that all the gold finish has faded over time, however the lack of quality and crude reverse hardware setup reveal this one to be a postwar fake IMO.

Tom

[hcliffe]

I agree that's how it looks Tom. The crazy part is that this came with a grouping direct from a vets son who only recently discovered the items.

[PaulR]

Definitely not a standard item at all. What else came in that grouping? By veteran, do you mean German or American? Also, was this ribbon worn? Can you show images of the entire piece?

Regards

[Bruce Simcox]

Hi Harry......

.......correct me if I'm mistaken here, but I believe the bow is supposed to be superimposed over the wreath?

IMHO this is a post war FAKE as Tom states.

[Don D.]

The swaz should be a separately applied piece.

[hcliffe]

Don, I thought there were 1 and 2 piece versions of these?

[hcliffe]

Here are a few more photos. Doesn't it look like this pin has been on this original ribbon forever?

[hcliffe]

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[hcliffe]

To answer a few questions:

PaulR, you asked what else came with the grouping. Here is a partial list and I have a photo that shows all of the items including this clasp as they came from the vet.

PPK pistol, army helmet, army dagger, SA dagger, K98 bayonet, about 4 party armbands, a Lutschutze NSDAP armband, several badges, EK2's, 1 EK1, 1 belt buckle and a myriad of other items.

They came from the son of a US vet.

Paul, you also asked if it had been worn, I'm not sure I can answer that. It has a small hole in the ribbon and I have seen honor roll clasp ribbons with small holes sewn into them.

[hcliffe]

Hi Bruce, you are correct in that these typically are made with a bow on top of the wreath. So the design of this one is a bit different, not an exact "replica".

[Ian Hulley]

Good afternoon Harry, sadly the ribbon is a reproduction as well.

Ian

[Ludwig]

Cheap fake.