hi
i have here a 1st class iron cross in shinkelform and the maker is 107, Carl Wild. i just wanted to know what would the value be on this medal? also did carl wild make 2nd class iron crosses?
thanks
regards callum
hi
i have here a 1st class iron cross in shinkelform and the maker is 107, Carl Wild. i just wanted to know what would the value be on this medal? also did carl wild make 2nd class iron crosses?
thanks
regards callum
Callum,
The cross is a fake. Carl Wild didn't make Schinkel crosses nor have any original Schinkel crosses ever been found with a makers mark.
No identifiable EK2s have been found by this maker.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
hi
i dont get it tho its 3 piece construction and iron core and too good to be a fake if you ask me
here are some more photos anyway.
thanks
callum.
Callum
Sometimes fakes are so good only trained eyes and excellent knowledge like Adrians can detect them. To the rest of us they look ok
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
It doesn't matter how good a fake is or how well it's constructed, if it wasn't made before May 1945 it is a reproduction item. Some fakes are easy to spot, some are very hard and even experts need to resort to lab tests to decide.
The cross you show was not made before May 1945, it is a reproduction that has surfaced on numerous occasions. This cross can be made for lets say $100(?) and resold for $800. Give or take.
It represents a huge profit margin for those who wish to make fake TR items.
If a Ritterkreuz can be made for the same money or, lets say for arguments sake, an RK can be made for $1000 and resold for $5000 or more, it makes sense to try to get it as good as possible to fool people into buying it as an original.
I hope you can get your money back if you so wish and put it towards an original example.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
i spoke to the dealer and theres no refunds.
so thats the 1st class i bought and the 2nd class and the bronze tank badge all fakes wow thats 1000 au dollars down the drain.
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