#65399
06/11/2005 02:24 AM
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What would a typical price be for a Nordfront Cross?
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#65400
06/11/2005 02:32 AM
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here is a picture of the back
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#65401
06/11/2005 03:39 AM
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I hate to put a price on pieces , I guess its what your willing to pay for it..
I like these [and the Lappland] . That looks like a very nice one.. , G.
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#65402
06/11/2005 01:22 PM
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Gaspare,
I've heard these are widely faked now so I have shied away from them. Do you know how to spot a good one?
Cheers
Don
"Much that once was, is lost, for none now live who remember it"
Galadriel, LotR.
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#65403
06/12/2005 01:56 AM
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I dont know haw to tell a fake, I have found a Finnish medal site and it looks just like the one on it. I picked it up with three other badeges. Like this one
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#65404
06/12/2005 01:57 AM
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06/12/2005 01:59 AM
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#65406
06/12/2005 01:59 AM
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The back of the second one
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#65407
06/12/2005 02:00 AM
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#65408
06/12/2005 02:01 AM
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Here's the back of the third one
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#65409
06/12/2005 02:04 AM
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I picked these up in Germany several years ago from the same person. So what does my resident experts think of these? I have not found any references of the other three badges. Does anyone have any idea what they belong to, or what they were for?
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#65410
06/12/2005 03:16 AM
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rosey, not sure what those are, maybe some sort of march pins... * Don , Never seen one of the fakes..Any photos of one? Heres an old topic with one of mine. NF badge** another link : Finn. awards***
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#65411
06/12/2005 08:56 AM
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Sorry, I haven't. I haven't started collecting images of these yet as I'm not sure what I'm looking at yet  I'll see what I can find. Cheers Don
"Much that once was, is lost, for none now live who remember it"
Galadriel, LotR.
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#65412
06/13/2005 03:44 PM
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The second small badge I have seen refered to as Petsamo ice sea march commemorative. I also read that these were sold locally to German soldiers however I can not substantiate that. There was at one time an excellent site covering all of these badges with images and text but it dissapered into cyber space some time back and I have not been able to relocate it. Not that it means anything but I have yet to see these on repro sites however with so much out there I am bound to miss quite a bit. There seem to be many commemorative medals/crosses instituted for the Winter War, Continuation War etc. Many for individual units. Link to follow. Click on Finland.  http://users.skynet.be/hendrik/startpage.html--dj--Joe P.S. It's difficult to assign a value to these items. I have observed them priced high and low. 
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#65413
06/16/2005 04:34 AM
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I picked these up in 2001 in Germany. So is these items sought after? I havent seen to many on any of the dealers websites. I thought about parting with them since I'm trying to shrink my collection to a more specialization to other areas.
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#65414
06/26/2005 07:05 PM
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Rosey, wish I could be of more help to you. I like the first of the smaller pins you posted, it would go good with this.
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1f.jpg (62.86 KB, 386 downloads)
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#65415
06/26/2005 07:14 PM
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Reverse,
The scanner and my poor editing skills did not do justice to the obverse.
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2f.jpg (58.82 KB, 375 downloads)
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#65416
07/25/2005 05:49 PM
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Back to the top. It would be interesting to keep this going and see what we can learn about these items.
--dj--Joe
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#65417
07/26/2005 05:10 AM
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It would be nice, but I just mine to a guy in Virginia, all I have left is two Finnish March Badges. I havent found any info on those.
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#65418
07/26/2005 09:22 PM
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I have not found any info. on the small badges either.
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#65419
08/13/2005 03:04 AM
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something interesting I saw on an auction site. No winners, it didn't get up to its reserve of $450. Now being sold privately..
appears to be badge and 2 pins affixed on links for a fob or something..,G.
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#65420
08/13/2005 05:20 AM
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Thank you for the info, the little darlin sold a couple of weeks ago, it went to Denmark to its new home.
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#65421
08/13/2005 02:33 PM
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Years ago, I purchased similar badges from a US army veteran in a motel buy. The construction and screwbacks were the same as the ones I got from the veteran.
While rare, you just don't find too many people interested in these and, as far as I know, reproductions of these would be difficult at best and I haven't seen that many floating around over the years.
JUST MY OPINION.
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#65422
08/13/2005 11:26 PM
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 Small world. Years ago I purchased my Lappland Front badge from a gent in Quincy Illinois.  --dj--Joe
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#65424
09/03/2005 08:04 PM
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Well, I did something I've never done. Contact a auction seller about a piece that did not sell [from my Aug.12th post].
At first I was just asking about how the badge/pins were attached..After a few emails he seemed like an honest guy with a antique store in NY and I decided to make an offer for the piece..Glad now I did..
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#65425
09/03/2005 08:06 PM
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09/03/2005 08:18 PM
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09/03/2005 08:21 PM
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#65428
09/03/2005 08:26 PM
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don't know the time period it was assembled into a fob but it sure wasn't recently...
Simple and well done. Each piece attached to a plate with its screw device. I haven't tried and probably won't but it appears that it can all be taken apart with no damage done to the pieces.. , G.
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#65429
09/03/2005 08:34 PM
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Now thats a great looking watch fob for a nice high grade pocketwatch Gaspare. (Zenith,Omega,International,etc.)
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#65430
09/06/2005 07:20 PM
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thanks Ed,,yeah,that might be something interesting to do for a display at a later date! Putting it away today, thought I'd slip a shot in of its Lappland cousin 
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#65431
09/06/2005 07:24 PM
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#65432
09/06/2005 09:31 PM
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Gaspare, very nice! The Polar Sea Front, WOW! Nice badge I'm glad you got the watch fob also. Regards, --dj--Joe
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#65433
11/11/2007 07:17 PM
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Since this thread was first started I've obtained a list of the various crosses available:
1. Pohjoisrintama - Die Nordfront 1941-1942. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Uhtua-Petsamo".
2. Pohjoisrintama - Die Nordfront 1941-1942. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Uhtua-Petsamo".
3. Pohjoisrintama - Die Nordfront 1941-1943. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Uhtua-Petsamo".
4. Pohjoisrintama - Die Nordfront 1941-1943. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Uhtua-Petsamo".
5. Lapinrintama - Die Lapplandfront 1941-1943. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Alakurtti-Petsamo".
6. Lapinrintama - Die Lapplandfront 1941-1943. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Alakurtti-Petsamo".
7. Lapinrintama - Die Lapplandfront 1941-1944. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Alakurtti-Petsamo".
8. Lapinrintama - Die Lapplandfront 1941-1944. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Salla-Kiestinki-Alakurtti-Petsamo".
9. Jäämerenrintama - Die Eismeerfront 1941-1943. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Litsa-Liinahamari-Kirkkoniemi-Petsamo".
10. Jäämerenrintama - Die Eismeerfront 1941-1943. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Litsa-Liinahamari-Kirkkoniemi-Petsamo".
11. Jäämerenrintama - Die Eismeerfront 1941-1944. White enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Litsa-Liinahamari-Kirkkoniemi-Petsamo".
12. Jäämerenrintama - Die Eismeerfront 1941-1944. Black enamel field. Text in Swastika is "Litsa-Liinahamari-Kirkkoniemi-Petsamo".
Cheers
Don
"Much that once was, is lost, for none now live who remember it"
Galadriel, LotR.
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#65434
11/11/2007 10:09 PM
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Don, thanks for the list. I have always liked these. I have in my posession a #3 and #7. Have been lax about picking up any of the smaller march badges. Regards,--dj--Joe
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#65435
04/28/2009 10:34 PM
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#65436
04/30/2009 08:52 AM
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Hello gents,
Here is a fake Nordfront cross.
Regards
Hans N
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#65437
04/30/2009 08:53 AM
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the cross is very good if not knowing what to look at
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Hans N
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#65438
04/30/2009 08:54 AM
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Here is a side by side comparison with a original cross that will give some information.
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Hans N
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