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Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 by Deschler & Sohn München with Packet of Issue

phil — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:21:28 +0000

Original Third Reich Period Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Packet of Issue by Deschler & Sohn München, Three Piece Construction with magnetic iron core marked “1″ for Deschler & Sohn München, complete with original full length unused ribbon, tissue and packet of issue also marked Deschler & Sohn München, very scarce set in unissued condition

Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 Maker Marked “26″ B.H Mayer Russian Horde Cross

phil — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:23:18 +0000

Original Third Reich Period Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 Maker Marked “26″ B.H Mayer of Pforzheim, Three Piece Construction with a magnetic iron core, marked “26″ on the pin, and comes with its original to the cross the later type square case with the rectangular push button,

This is one of the crosses discovered in 1999, Google Russian Horde Cross and read the story about the discovery of these crosses its fascinating, I have three other B.H Mayer Russian Horde Crosses in my collection, they were described as the following

Most were marked “26″, a very small number were not marked but were of the “26″ type, all were in square cases with rectangular button, a number of examples had paint bubbling under the core, all had some degree of lacquer loss from 1% to 25%

BDM Proficiency Clasp in Bronze

phil — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:59:10 +0000

Original Third Reich Period BDM (Bund Deutscher Mädel) Proficiency Clasp in Bronze, Period Repair to the attachment pin, marked RZM M1/15 for maker Ferdinand Hoffstater of Bonn, early badge with relatively low number 24433 for girls aged 13 to 18

War Merit Cross With Swords 1st Class in Original Case Deschler & Sohn München

phil — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:35:25 +0000

Original Third Reich Period War Merit Cross With Swords 1st Class in Original Case, marked “1″ on the pin for Deschler & Sohn München with its original case of issue, made from non ferrous metal (Zinc) in excellent condition

Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 L59 Alois Rettenmaier also marked S

phil — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:31:28 +0000

Original Third Reich Period Iron Cross First Class 1939 Pinback, Marked L59 for the maker Alois Rettenmaier Swäbisch Gmünd along with the additional “S” mark, some say this is a quality control mark, three piece construction with a magnetic iron core and soldered on hardware, full paint to the core and has a lovely patina, uncleaned no damage and no repairs

Panzer Assault Badge in Silver by A.S Adolf Scholze

phil — Sat, 20 May 2023 05:37:20 +0000

German Panzer Assault Badge in Silver Maker Marked A.S for Adolf Scholze Grunwald, mid war period and of typical zinc construction, so called semi-hollow pattern with the typical Adolf Scholze ball shape hinge hardware fixed to the badge with the crimping style feature, this type of badge is featured in the fantastic reference book ” The German Panzer Assault Badge of World War II by Philippe De Bock reference number 3.1.4 Adolf Scholze semi-hollow, the book states ” Especially the silver grades tend to develop small bubbles underneath the finish, which is a sign of the finish reacting with the base metal, these badges are far better quality than most other mid to late war third reich zinc production”

As can be seen with this badge the small bubbles are evident on the front and back of this badge, and is something the fakers can never reproduce, the badge has never been cleaned possibly only moderately worn, 100% genuine badge by a sought after maker and more scarce than the A.S intertwined in a triangle badge

General Assault Badge by Frank & Reif Stuttgart

phil — Fri, 05 May 2023 17:06:09 +0000

General Assault Badge by Frank & Reif Stuttgart in Zinc, Maker Marked on the Reverse Frank & Reif Stuttgart, Soldered on Hardware, Good Amount of Finish Remaining Nice Looking Badge

Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by A.G.M.u.K Gablonz

phil — Fri, 05 May 2023 14:25:14 +0000

Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Maker Marked A.G.M.u.K (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunstoff) Gablonz and also the designers name FEC. WE PEEKHAUS BERLIN, Solid Zinc Clasp Mid to Late War Manufacture, Steel Backplate is Crimped to the Clasp in 4 Places, Looks unworn there is absolutely no wear to the highpoints, seldom seen these days in this lovely condition

Iron Cross Clasp 1st Class by Eugen Schmidthaussler

phil — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:26:08 +0000

Iron Cross Clasp 1st Class by Eugen Schmidthaussler Pforzheim, Quality Early Manufacture in Nickel Silver Construction with soldered on hardware, shows signs of wear/use slight knock on the lower right wing in good condition with no repairs

Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 by Wilhelm Deumer Clamshell

phil — Thu, 04 May 2023 12:19:14 +0000

Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 by Wilhelm Deumer Lüdenscheid Clamshell, this 1930′s produced Iron Cross 1st Class has the clamshell screwback and is in lightly worn condition it retains a good amount of the original frosting, a very nice presentable looking Deumer EK1