Nazi war merit badge/medal

[Toby1858]

I found this a few days back at an athletic field I hunt regulary for jewelry and thought it was junk from a skinhead or something. Turns out to be a war merit medal! I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to try my hand at posting pic. Thanks for lookin! and any insight would be appretiated!

 

[Aquila]

Ebay`s offensive policy is ridiculous. They are allowing sovient insignia, medals, flags and everything, confederate flags and buckles, Hungarian arrow cross and Ustasa nazi medals but no swastika. I heard Christies auction does not sell nazi memorabilia. They are ingnoring history . What a shame. Some of my Wehrmacht Infantry assault badges are from Ebay sellers sold under the table.

 

[nsdq]

iron cross with swords cool ,,,,,,
Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves (mit Eichenlaub)
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern)
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten)
Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (mit Goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Before you get your hopes up, there are a LOT of reproductions and out right fakes out there. There's something about yours that makes me skeptical, in that the details seem to be less crisp than an original, and the color seems off (it should be bronze plated). Of course that could just be the lighting and focus of the pics.

To see repros check out http://www.atthefrontshop.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=273

Here's a link to pics of an original : http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/war_merit_cross/2_class.htm

You can also go to this forum : http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/index.php and contact the guys there. They can tell you without a doubt if you have the real deal or not.

I hope I'm wrong and you got a real one, even if not though it's still a great and interesting find!

 

[Born Free]

Re: Nazi war merit badge/medalStunning find, esp being in the US.

Thank goodness we only have some WWII memorobilia in our soil, no blood.
Stunning find, esp being in the US.

Born Free

 

[tubesaft78910]

try Gunbroker.com for items E bay will not take.