2 NSDAP long service medals

[emilitaria_usmc]

I received this as a trade item. I would appreciate your comments as to originality.



more pics to come.

[emilitaria_usmc]

High quality Parade Mount: Nickel or chrome plated steel, two piece, attached by tabs, missing the felt back covering, front of ribbons are cotton padded, they pass the black light test.

[emilitaria_usmc]

15 Yr Medal: 3 pc construction, silver plated tombac, approx 43.8 x 43.7 x 7.8 mm, 32.9 gm, dark blue translucent enamel through which you can see the textured field below.

[emilitaria_usmc]

Side view: 3 pc construction



Side view: 3 pc construction

[emilitaria_usmc]

hallmark on ring



the ring is hallmarked but the maker code is not readable even with strong magnification

[emilitaria_usmc]

10 yr medal: obv



10 Yr Medal: 2 pc construction, bronze plated zinc, 43.0 x 43.2 x 8.5 mm, 39.1 gm, light greenish white surface corrosion on the obverse, one spot on the reverse

[emilitaria_usmc]

2 pc construction



side view: 8.5 mm thick

[Von Hoth]

excellent picture taking,

how do you get the pure white background?

[Wim Vangossum]

I can't see anything wrong with the 15 year. I'm not very familiar with the bronze class. So other opinons are needed.

Regards, Theo

[ErichS]

Both look fine to me.

[emilitaria_usmc]

white bg

thank you for the two opinions. I guess I'll make the trade.

As for the white BG: shoot against a white translucent backlit background. your lightmeter will never give a correct reading - the backlight somehow provides more light to the front of the item and you have to adjust the f stop by trial and error. It can be a technique that's more trouble than it's worth. Its always easier shooting against a subtly textured and colored background.

[emilitaria_usmc]

re f stops

Oh, I forgot to mention: use your lightmeter to make sure the variable intensity backlit white background reads 2 f-stops more than the object.
If it doesn't, your background will come out a dirty light grey.