Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern in Bronze?
Hello
What are your thoughts on this Spanish Cross?
It is marked L/1?
I can not make out the rest of it.
The eagles appear to be welded separately?
Looking around I can not seem to find another lie it.
I am thinking its repo?
Thanks again for your time and help
Tony
I cannot comment on the makers mark, but overall I like it.
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i had one just like this some time ago.and i think it is a good one.
Hello Tony,
having a quick look at your cross it looks very much like an Otto Schickle Cross to me.
It does look like either a weak strike on the eagles and the sword grips that could be due to die wear but that L/1 mark is intriguing.
It is obviously a part stamp perhaps of the L/15 Mark that Schickle used.
I would add it to my collection with a ? tab on it
All the best
Doug
I agree with the comments above and I like this one too. I can understand the concern over the maker mark but it does seem clear to me that this mark is incomplete with a chunk of the right edge missing, that is to say it is an inaccurate strike and as these would be done by hand with a punch and hammer (correct me if I am wrong here but I believe it to be the case) that is not a concern regarding authenticity. Also, separately attached eagles is NOT a red flag with these, quite the opposite in fact.
Regards
Mark
Last edited by Watchdog; 10-03-2017 at 04:23 PM. Reason: typo
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