Hilfskreuzer for review

[amiklic1]

I've been offered this piece.
Valuable piece deserves second thought, for sure, so I'd like others to say their word about it.
Thanks in advance!

[amiklic1]

A bit brighter photo, maybe t's better visible here:

[BubbaZ]

Hi,
Looks like honest tombak Juncker but the swaz looks off to me. I think there is a risk it was professionally restored.
Cheers,
Hubert

[Norm F]

Hi,
Looks like honest tombak Juncker but the swaz looks off to me. I think there is a risk it was professionally restored.
Cheers,
Hubert

Hubert has a good eye. I agree, definitely messed with. You can see on the obverse that the tips of the eagle's toes are missing where they should overlap the swastika and the void between the arms of the swastika is too short compared with the normal one on the right. On the reverse you can see a notch cut out of the block hinge to get access to the swastika and the surface texture of the back of the swastika is smooth in contrast to the granular texture on the rest of the reverse.

Best regards,
---Norm

[John R.]

I would have missed this. Good eye Hubert. These swazs need to be looked at carefully on all KM badges of course.

John

[Martin W]

Indeed a good eye Hubert.

Well spotted mate.

Regards,Martin.

[amiklic1]

Just what I thought. A notch on the reverse, mentioned by Norm was a detail that attracted my attention at first.

Thanks for all the details. The price asked was 750eur / 980 US$ so I'll pass...

[John R.]

Toes cut off, shortened void. What else, tonsillitis?

John

[Norm F]

Toes cut off, shortened void. What else, tonsillitis?

John

Peripheral neuropathy from long-standing diabetes could lead indirectly to both loss of toes and trouble voiding so that just might be this eagle's diagnosis...

[John R.]

Heh, heh.

[Steve Mezey]

To Bad

To bad and good eye Hubert
Otherwise it is a nice badge
Shame
Steve

[Martin W]

It was probably de-nazified by the recipient to be worn postwar,i have seen a few of these Junckers' that have had the swastika removed,i have one myself...Too bad that this particular badge was messed with.
To me it would have more value as a de-nazified piece and left as is.

Obviously,someone wanted to make an extra few bucks by re-nazifying the badge.

Now that's a shame.

Regards,Martin.

[BubbaZ]

Hi,
I found it also on militaria321 here: http://www.militaria321.com/auktions...tionID=6352878
Cheers,
Hubert