Just received this one piece, non magnetic Schinkelform by Otto Schickle
Painted at the end of the manufacturing process hence the loss of paint on the core.
Opinions welcome
Nick
Just received this one piece, non magnetic Schinkelform by Otto Schickle
Painted at the end of the manufacturing process hence the loss of paint on the core.
Opinions welcome
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Hi Nick,
Nice cross. Do you think the swaz and, possibly, dates were deliberately polished by the recipient to make them 'pop' as I have seen this on other awards? Or is it just a part of the natural wear due to the paint process you described?
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.
Could be either Ned, but I would say its natural wear as the paint comes off easliy on one piece crosses
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Nice and uncommon cross Nick. Might be worth pointing out the maker is only thought to be Schickle, I'm not aware there is any hard and fast proof this maker made these crosses. Here's mine for comparison.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Nice one Adrian
Yes I know it only thought to be made by Schickle, I wonder if we will ever know for sure
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
A nice example, Nick.
If I remember right, there are a thick and a thin of these variants.
I will post my 2 examples later to compare with yours.
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