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POST WAR 1946-1950 Made for Occupation Forces & German veterans Not Original war time, JUNKER L/12 Parts
WWII German Reich cased Knight’s Iron Cross with ribbon. With case, does not fluoresce, Both cross and ribbon loop are marked 800 and L/12 for maker C.E. Junker. Ribbon does not fluoresce. Very fine production, clean neat soldered seams, A nice fill in
Comes with oak leaves, marked 800 silber L/12

A Beautiful Knights Cross, Manufactured in early post war, from makers original dies, and or parts, for sale to allied soldiers & German soldiers who had lost awards or had been taken from them, to replace their awards, very nice example, this cross marked 800 & L/12 under ring, and 800 & L/12 on loop, and is very fine Knights cross, very light age/ From a collector, not an asian copy. Is NOT Knights Cross from Morigi

This Cross had been in a collection, and l have no other history on it.
Height with ring: 55.00mm
width: 48.22mm.
Loop length: 19.90mm
Weight with loop attached: .approx. 32.00 Gramm
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Early Post-War: Several German award and dagger manufacturers continued to after the war. Most customers for these badges and daggers were German veterans as well as Allied soldiers who wanted to take home souvenirs after the war. Rudolf Souval, Junker, Steinhauer & Luck, made badges post war as early as the late 1940’s. The later 1957 series of badges were unpopular among most German veterans, with their desire to keep the swastika. In a noteworthy record, Souval & others continued to make badges with original wartime hardware and continued to use their L/58 L/12 &2 marking all the way into late 1960,s . These type pieces, with obvious differences to war time badges, were not made to deceive collectors. Production of badges and daggers were welcomed in post-war Germany.