Hello, eagle looks unnatural to me, trying to verify if it is in fact real. No makers mark ether.
Hello, eagle looks unnatural to me, trying to verify if it is in fact real. No makers mark ether.
Last edited by rbminis; 07-31-2014 at 10:29 PM. Reason: Edited title to use proper German terminology.
This is a spange for an EK1, it does not look good to me. Poor details and a strange looking head.
It looks like a 1st class 1939 spange by Eugen Schmidhäussler to me. But the 'beard' is not something i've seen on this makers spange before. The hardware looks good imo, but best wait for more informed opinions as this design is faked.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
As this is an award, I have move the thread to the Orders and Decorations Forum where it will get specialized attention.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
looks like the finisher failed to do his job properly.
Looks like a good one.
I think the only wrong thing on this spange is the poor photo. Until better photos would be provided, I agree with those who say this is good Schmidlhausser.
Miro
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
I checked my reference photos. First photo is original Schmidlhausser taken from circa 90 degrees. Second photo is original Schmidlhausser from an angle, that is very similar to the angle from which the thread starter was taken. As you can see, from this point of view it looks like having strange "beard", mentioned by Big Ned. In fact, it´s only the thickness of material, that shows up. From the second point of view, the date finnish looks to be very roughly made. In fact, it´s only the reflection of light.
Miro
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