Rise & Reverberate • Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes
Stefan, as far as I am aware they do not make fakes of these crosses, two reasons, one they are plentiful and secondly they are cheap...no reason to reproduce ! I have heard that these crosses are made post war (WW2) for veterans.....they ran alongside the 57er range (and before)...the one you show is an original one, and a nice change from the generic crosses that just show a maker number rather than a full name, as on this one......"W.SCH.&Co." is believed to be for the firm of "Wilhelm Schroder & Co". of Ludenscheid.
Prost ! Steve.
Thats a nice original presented to the next of Kin
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Thanks Steve, I thought that was the case for not reproducing them, just wanted to make sure.
Although even 50 of these repro'd at £6-10 would return a profit I'm sure and fall under the radar better been safe than sorry.
Rise & Reverberate • Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes
While these are common and cheap they are also being reproduced - see here Worldwide Militaria, LLC: Hindenburg Cross without swords - but with the wrong ribbon. Terry
[QUOTE=tbk0000;740612]While these are common and cheap they are also being reproduced - see here [url=http://www.wwmeinc.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? Terry[/QUOTE]
Terry, are you sure is this fake ? this company sells originals as well as reproductions...it does not state it is fake on the page ? the ribbon is a reproduction....and has been available/reproduced for years... it is priced as for an original cross....all the other Imperial medals/awards are being offered as reproductions but the Hindenburg crosses are not ? if copies, they are good !
Prost ! Steve.
Hi Steve, I thought they may have just been recycling but their intro page Worldwide Militaria, LLC: German Militaria clearly states "WorldWide Militaria offers a outstanding selection of German Militaria. These reproduction medals, badges and insignia are of the highest quality you'll find anywhere. From decorations, medals and badges, to daggers, armbands and even a 'potato masher' grenade, we have what you've been looking for!". That said I agree that there is enough variation in the pictures to indicate that they could just be recycled crosses - Terry
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