Totally off topic !!
I just crashed my "Maybauer plane" yesterday, when a collector friend of mine , showed me his ORIGINAL PLM :-/ WITH provenance !! U-boots Kapitän , would you believe it !
Mfg
Marc
Very cool Marc,
I have never seen an original "in person"
gregM
Live to ride -- Ride to live
I was addicted to the "Hokey-Pokey" but I've turned
myself around.
JamesWatson: Glad to be of help and it is a really nice document you have. I like these versions a lot - they are much nicer than the usual preliminary certificates (Vorläufiger Ausweis). And besides that it is always interesting to have a piece of document which can be directly connected with an actual person.
I don´t know why, but this is typical patina of 800 silver. It patinates to nice black colour.
But the main problem with patina is not the silver content, but the fact, that there is strong "movement" of sellers (accidental and regular as well) who think the cross will sell for better price when polished.
Another problem - I believe there was a strong "movement" of veterans, who were thinking their cross displayed nicer when polished.
Miro
I think there are some, who polishes too much :-)
But about the difference in patina, it is possibly because, when you handle the crosses, you touch the raised parts of the cross more and wear the patina off. The ones that are completely dark, probably has been left alone and untouched for a long time ! It takes years for dark patina to develop. But naturally oxidation/patina is not so durable, and wears of relatively easy ( compared to artificial oxidation used on jewellery).
Just my thoughts, based on many years of jewellery making, and making of the royal Danish Knights crosses .
Mfg
Marc
Here is an example made by Wilm that has a lot of patina on the beading and on the border.
Ralph.
Searching for anything relating to, Anton Boos, 934 Stamm. Kp. Pz. Erz. Abt. 7, 3 Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 16th Panzer-Division (My father)
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