kriegsverdienst medaille ( war merit medal) opinions please

[thecyclist64]

Hi, I have just purchased the war merit medal and it sems to be made of brass and looks a lot shinier than other examples I have seen. I have two questions: 1. is it real? and 2. if it is real, does it being made of brass, make it more desireable amongst the collector community?

[paulscoot]

Looks to me like a good early Tombak version (Tombak being a brass alloy) worth slightly more than a zinc one but still common .Cheers Paul

[harryamb2]

nice tombak one.

[GeneralPutnam]

I know these are common, but I think they get overlooked, especially ones like this very nice toning and character

[thecyclist64]

thanks to everbody who responded, I only paid £15, so it looks like I got a bargain