Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern - unstuck - real or fake ?

[meyle77]

Genuine 'Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross' awards were
made of pure solid silver, as mentioned..........

I know that but I am trying to figure out what is this piece - struck from the original ? test run ? fake ?

[Adrian]

I mean the reverses of the pieces above, not the reverse side of the cross. What does the other side of the items above look like?

[KMMorris]

it dose not look like a test or prototype, if it was a test for the final award it would have been struck in the material it was going to be produced in. I am suspicious about this.

Morris

[StuG III]

I was always under the impression that these had to have 3 bands and not 4 as in the 1st post (see marked area) I could be wrong, but if not, probably an attempt at a fake?

Tom

[Walkwolf]

I mean the reverses of the pieces above, not the reverse side of the cross. What does the other side of the items above look like?

Adrian, I believe this has been struck in one piece.

[meyle77]

Yes it is one piece

[Adrian]

I was always under the impression that these had to have 3 bands and not 4 as in the 1st post (see marked area) I could be wrong, but if not, probably an attempt at a fake?

Tom

The four bands are correct Tom, they should have four top and bottom of the wreath.

Yes it is one piece

Sorry, I thought it was two pieces, a front and back. I wish I could help out more but I've never seen anything like this. It could be an original test piece but then again it could be a fake test piece.

[KMMorris]

IMO i believe it is a striking of a fake test, when the medals were shown to the war board in 1938 they were shown if full not in a half struck solid figure. so IMO is is a fake

[sailorjerry]

l have a similar item, that was found in an old building rubble, with some un-finished belt buckles, probley 10 yrs ago, this looks like aluminum, have no idea what it was for, thought maybe a part of a die or something, l posted it one time before...l also have a hitler head profile, thats about the same, if i can find it again..