My Bundeswehr and 57er awards collection

[Nick Hessens]

Early S&L Panzerkampf Abzeichen in bronze. It has quite alot of dust on it...

Comments welcome.

[Adrian Stevenson]

I like the quality of it.

[oradour]

Ingrid....great minds think alike ! I have just received my early St u L Bronze Panzerkampf Abzeichen this morning ! these are great quality items of the earliest types.....
Prost ! Steve

[Nick Hessens]

Thank you Ade and Steve!

Regards

[Nick Hessens]

I took the chance to upgrade my blank cored Souval! Enjoy this Austrian mounted Souval cross. The frames are joined together with animal glue.

Best regards,
Nick

[oradour]

Great addition to your collection Nick These blank core Souvals are not that easy to find ! Yours is an early example, later ones got to be soldered (1960's) there is a good chance that it pre dates the 1957 regulations, as Rudolph was making his infamous copies the day after WW2 ended ! and the 57er regs do not apply in Austria any way...so it is believed these crosses could of been made in the early 1950's for Austrian vets. It is easier to date first class ones because of the hardware used.
Prost ! Steve.

[Nick Hessens]

Thanks Steve. I haven't come across a first class yet.

Regards,
Nick

[Adrian]

Where do you find these Nick? I haven't come across one for sale ever.

[Nick Hessens]

Where do you find these Nick? I haven't come across one for sale ever.

Both of them came from ebay Austria. When I see another one, I'll let you know.

Regards

[oradour]

Adrian....they show up from time to time on E-Bay Austria, I got my 1st & 2nd class examples from a fellow collector......see here 57er Souval blank core EK's
Prost ! Steve.