Wotan,, I'll repost my response to Mr. Coats
- " Houston, if your referring to the tie bar,,there is no "these". As far as I searched and the owner, there is the one.. The one that was a present to Goring. The one on the TIME cover, which is this one posted.. It has an impeccable provenance.. Yes, some years ago it was at the MAX and I believe the owner had won a prize for it or another of his items... If you know of another with the provenance please let us know or myself privately as the owner would love to acquire it or at least see/know about it.. - I'll repeat it: The provenance is impeccable.. It is the exact piece from the photo. It was picked up at HGs residence with another famous piece,,documented by the soldier who found it. It went from the soldier who found it, to one other, then to Bill Blynn.. Bill later tracked down the soldier who found it and interviewed him. He told a fascinating account of how he found it and how it got sent to the states. Myself and another member here heard it.. - Comparisons,,Bill knew the piece would be scrutinized and every detail of it was confirmed.
At the time of my first post I did not have permission to post the reverse of the piece. Since Bills passing and it has changed hands I consider my promise to Bill fulfilled and I now have posted the reverse shot.. There was a shot of the reverse when it was auctioned off. My photo was the first and the only photo of the reverse showing the frame of the original Swastika,,which has since gone missing and has yet to be found
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Mikee,,not much space for even a content stamp! Everything was tested when it was being rebuilt. A few have thought it Zeitner as it was HGs favorite jeweler.. Something we'll probably never know..
[Andy, your ever so right! ]
