2 miniature Spanien Crosses 16mm for comparison

[Peter J.]

Hi guys.

I´ve noticed that TR miniatures haven´t been discussed
that much on this forum. Therefor I´m very interested to
hear your opinions on the crosses you´ll find in the pic.
Please don´t just state "good" or "bad", but let me know
your conclusions as to why. Looking forward to your answers.

Regards
Peter

[Gerd Becker]

Hi Peter,
the bronze one with swords is IMO ok. Maker mark and pin attachment are ok. I am not sure about the golden one. I don´t like the backplate attachment. I have seen too much fakes with that, alhough some genuine pieces had this attachment.
Hope, this takes you a step forward.
best,
Gerd

[John Bart]

Peter,
I'm in complete agreement with Gerd.
on the bronze.
on the gold due to poor details. Note how one of the swas arms tapers as it travels out to the edge of its circular border. Also worth noting is the terribly mis-shapen swastikas under the eagles.

Just my opinion,
Regards,
John

[Peter J.]

Seems like we have three harts and one thought .
Gerd and John, thanks for your input.

But hey guys, you missed the most obvious. It´s
actually a sword-pattern with the blades cut off .
Guess it was cheaper for the faker.

Regards
Peter

[Gregory Koepp]

heres mine. and you can see the BIG differnce.


greg