Thoughts on Kripo disc

[CARL]

What are your thoughts on this piece gents? Personally, I took a while to find any errors with the lettering, which I believe, is the place to start. Perhaps the "9" is slightly wrong...? And I also noticed that the letters "M" and "I" are not quite aligned. I was told that it has recently been sold anyway, but I'm just curious as to what folk will make of it.

Regards,

Carl

[Horst]

Looks like a good period disc - some pitting probably to being in the ground.

Horst

[drmessimer]

Tiger88: I saw one of those in the police museum in Berlin in 1971, and it looked exactly like yours in every respect, except that it was in mint condition. I would say that you have a genuine example there that has been living in a hostile environment for some time. Good catch. Dwight

[Matt L]

I just had a quick look at one of the nice images on Don Bible's website on warrant discs and it sure looks the same to me; even the slight misalignment of the 'L' and 'P' in 'KRIMINALPOLIZEI' is the same.

[Woolgar]

These are a treasured item for the collector.

Any members here own one they can show?

Nick

[CARL]

I looked at that site too Matt, yet I thought the 9 looked slightly different.

Dwight, this one isn't actually mine, although I believe that it was sold recently.

Rgds,

Carl

[bigmacglenn]

The sight of these little discs caused many hearts to skip a beat after the late-night knock on the door...If these items could only talk!
cheers, Glenn

[Horst]

These are a treasured item for the collector.

Any members here own one they can show?

Nick

Nick -
If you scroll down to the earlier topics you will find a number of postings relative to these disc,s with pictures.

Horst

[drmessimer]

Actually, the Kripo weren't the people who, in the metaphorical sense, "knocked in the night;" that was the Gestapo. The Kripo stands for Kriminalpolizei, and they were, and still are, police detectives who investigate crimes. Dwight

[bigmacglenn]

Well, considering that Himmler was Chef der Deutschen Polizei I'm sure these Kripo discs didn't create a good feeling among Kriminelle Elemente...which included jews at the time....
cheers, Glenn