Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwerter

[smithyraaf]

Hi Guys,
I would like to share my latest purchase the Spanish cross in silver with swords. From my understanding and the research I have done this L/21 Forster and Barth marked cross was made for retail sale between 1941 to mid 1943. Apparently the L numbers began at L/10 for Spanish crosses.
I have also just purchased volume two combat badges of the Third Reich by S.Previtera which is proving to be a real eye opener for someone who is still learning when it comes to collecting Luftwaffe badges.
Any comments appreciated.
Regards,
Shane

[rbminis]

From what little I know about the authenticity of these, this one appears to be a nice, textbook example from this maker.
Thanks for posting.
Ralph.

[MAP]

Unfortunately I don't think Previttera has an example of an L21 in his book (or I missed it...) but the construction looks good on this tombak / silver wash example. I have only two of these (Bronze with and without Swords) so like Ralph, I am far away from being an authority. Always wanted to get a nice silver version.

I'm always looking for more reference material on these awards. What other resourced have you found?

Michael

[Adrian Stevenson]

Looks good.

[Tango]

I can not say whether it is real or not! But it looks jolly good.. Cheers Terry.

[MAP]

Unfortunately I don't think Previttera has an example of an L21 in his book (or I missed it...) but the construction looks good on this tombak / silver wash example. I have only two of these (Bronze with and without Swords) so like Ralph, I am far away from being an authority. Always wanted to get a nice silver version.

I'm always looking for more reference material on these awards. What other resourced have you found?

Michael

To clarify. The details and construction all look correct to me. I just don't have an example to compare to.

[smithyraaf]

Thanks for the reply Ralph

[smithyraaf]

Thanks for the reply Michael, no there is no L/21 maker in Previtteras book
Cheers
Shane