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<p>[QUOTE="Frank_138, post: 4585095, member: 16300"]Your moulds were with 100% certainty not for making official award Iron Crosses.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Iron Crosses from all four award periods (1813, 1870, 1914 and 1939) were always produced the same way. The Iron Crosses are a three part construction - an iron core (in WW2 in rare instances brass/copper or zinc core) and two frames halves from silver or silver mix metal. The iron cores in 1813 were cast iron later versions from 1870 onward were stamped from malleable iron. The iron core was sandwiched between the two silver frames and the frame was soldered together.</p><p><br /></p><p>The moulds you have could produce one piece crosses from lead or tin and resemble an Iron Cross - but are not even close to a real Iron Cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Iron Cross was an important patriotic symbol back then and was used for decorating many items like dishes, cups, stitched on cushions and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your moulds are from the WW 1 time period or the 1920ies they were used to make some patriotic souvenirs. But they are definitely not for producing military Iron Cross awards. Until the last days of war (in WW1 and WW2) the Iron Crosses were produced to a high production and quality standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]407582[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]407583[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Frank_138, post: 4585095, member: 16300"]Your moulds were with 100% certainty not for making official award Iron Crosses. The Iron Crosses from all four award periods (1813, 1870, 1914 and 1939) were always produced the same way. The Iron Crosses are a three part construction - an iron core (in WW2 in rare instances brass/copper or zinc core) and two frames halves from silver or silver mix metal. The iron cores in 1813 were cast iron later versions from 1870 onward were stamped from malleable iron. The iron core was sandwiched between the two silver frames and the frame was soldered together. The moulds you have could produce one piece crosses from lead or tin and resemble an Iron Cross - but are not even close to a real Iron Cross. The Iron Cross was an important patriotic symbol back then and was used for decorating many items like dishes, cups, stitched on cushions and so on. If your moulds are from the WW 1 time period or the 1920ies they were used to make some patriotic souvenirs. But they are definitely not for producing military Iron Cross awards. Until the last days of war (in WW1 and WW2) the Iron Crosses were produced to a high production and quality standard. [ATTACH=full]407582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]407583[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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