Lee Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Kind regards Lee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 They look a bit off and flat with a very dull finish, would need to hold these in hand to be sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 and compare the ribbons with known originals, something wrong there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Thanks guys... I need the silver for my collection but something put me off these and wanted to reach out to you because I'm rather new to collecting. Sounds odd but flags went up when the price was just 40£ and the guy is from Poland living in England.. He told me his friend sends him lots of ww2 things. I hear alot of fakes come from Poland.. Is that true? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 There are good copies of these floating around as well. Some are being sold on websites as well. I have seen a lot of fakes from Poland, but Eastern Europe/Russia as well. However, there are many originals still available. Patience and research are a must. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Poland, Eastern Europe, Russia etc. are all into the game of forgeries. In Western European countries the production and distribution or display of these articles are strictly prohibited and can lead to a jail sentence (Spain, England and US are of course exceptions). Refer to previous posts on the forum about Mother's Cross etc. These are my examples. I don't have the gold version at the moment, here is silver and bronze, the silver finish is rather worn/darkened, there are better examples around, compare also the ribbons, these are real ribbons, the material on the examples above are not proper ribbon, just some sort of woven material, just doesn't look right 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Ahh I need the silver.. I have the bronze and gold. Gold one is my favourite because it has its original box too and maker 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That is a nice example! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Thank you Fritz. Think I Ended up paying £120 for it. Expensive 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 The case always makes a decoration more expensive, and the golden impressed symbol on the lid has kept it's bright appearance, which is seldom, usually they are scratched and darkened. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Lee did you get a silver mothers cross? Just got in a nice one today with full length of original ribbon https://www.treasurebunker.co.uk/-ww2-german-mother-s-cross-in-silver-c2x11398528 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Thanks Kenny, will take a look. Was still looking for one 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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