Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern 33 Friedrich Linden, Ludenscheid

[Gwar]

Sorry Michael... Mine is marked "3" not "33"... G

[MAP]

Sorry Michael... Mine is marked "3" not "33"... G

Dang...and here I was counting on you.

Well, if this does turn out to be a fake, I may put the $$ on the return towards this something really cool (Really cool) that just popped up......

Still holding out hope though......

[KMMorris]

I also have a cased "3" KvK there is some very noticeable quality differences between mine and the one shown.

[MAP]

Thanks! This however is a "33" not a "3". I'm leaning hard that this is a repro but just want something more before I return it.

Thanks again.

Michael

[Danmark]

I was going to say that wreath looks really rough Michael then I checked out others and they all are not fantastically defined
( which is weird when you compare to the finely detailed ribbing on even an EK2 )

Sometimes USB images can work against our perceptions, making things seem worse than they really are....... I'm torn..

Dan

[MAP]

I agree 100% that USB can work against us. Was telling Avenger the same thing via PM. If I take a known original and put it under high magnification I would see flaws as well...

so like you, I'm torn. I'm leaning towards a high quality repro as the maker mark is not (yet) known for the first class version. But they did make the 2nd class in tombak so I just don't know....yet.

[rbminis]

Hi Michael,
The pin on this one seems a little "fat" to me.

I will still stick to my first comment Michael.
Ralph.

[Danmark]

Lakeside traders always has a lot to choose from Michael.

[MAP]

I will still stick to my first comment Michael.
Ralph.

LoL...stubborn man Ralph...but you may be right. It's not a coke bottle fake but one I haven't seen either.

Dan: this was an impulse buy so in no rush. I may put the $$ towards saving up for a GAB 25 or DKiG.

[avenger]

Something to consider, you can always find another KVK 1st class with less questions surrounding it. If it's an easy enough return, I would probably go that route with it if it were mine to decide.