I got a neat group 2 weeks ago with a ss skull and some real hj honor pins , long service minis and the seller who got them from the family kept these and i got them from him today, i dont know if they are unfinished or some type of black ? Figured id post because they are very interesting.
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Details do not look right. Example fat suspension ring.Comment
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but it is unfinished, that last group was all good, same estate it has a possibility.Comment
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When i was told about them i was thinking about the 25 year pin back example ive seen pics of, the way they were described to me i thought these might of been something that had to do with that medal, but when i saw them today... i figured they still had merit. There funky that's for sure . But came with a neat group of insignia a unknown hj honor pin and some neat other nsdap long service devices that have never been seen before, the stuff must of come out of a factory or some type of sample board.Comment
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Very interesting- these are unfinished 10 year medals (25 years do not have that thick loop). I would suggest the prongs have something to do with attaching the separately struck roundels as these crosses were made in 1, 2 and 3 piece versions.Comment
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Patrick, would you care to elaborate on the production technique of these 3 versions you mention, I´m eager to learn. Also, in what way would these prongs be useful in assambling a cross and if so, which of the crosses are we talking about? I´m sure we can rule out the solid type
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not for me
I would question the originality of the unfinished pieces that started this thread. Typically gilding/plating (or any other method of applying finish) would be a very last step that was done after the enamel application and hand finishing. Reason for that was simple- plating is a very thin layer that would be worn off when polishing enamel or filing/hand finishing the cross. There were few of those 25 year crosses with cracked enamel posted here before- all revealed a copper color under the cracked/missing enamel
Then there is even move obvious fact of the pieces not matching any known examples in a way of die characteristics- look at the neck/head of the eagle- it is void of any details- no neck feathers, not even an eye.
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I think these are original, made to mount on a board to show the manufacturing process...Comment
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Looks like brass fresh out of somebody's casting mold. Not anything even close to original.Comment
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The lack of detail tells the story for me it for me.
You cannot say it is from years of rubbing either - or the finish would also be void.Comment
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Arran, I repeat my question. In what way is this a part of the manufacturing process and could you elaborate on the difference between the 3 types (solid, 2-piece and 3-piece)?Originally posted by Arran View Post
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