Featured Military gold pendant

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by billyd3us, Nov 21, 2017.

  1. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    I tested this for gold content with 10k gold acid, no change on scratch test so 10k or higher, haven't tested higher yet but at least 10k. No markings on this pendant, enameled cross thing, I don't know what it is called.
    Is it a military pendant or something else ? I wonder what era it's from too.
    Any ideas ?

    Thank You

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  3. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    Okay Thanks...
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    I believe it is a Catholic cross but not sure of the original time period.
     
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  5. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    More usually referred to as a Maltese Cross. This is probably from a charm bracelet.
     
  6. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Look up Sweetheart Jewelry. It may have been, as AF says, from a woman's charm bracelet or hung off a bar pin.
     
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  7. billyd3us

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    Okay Thanks, I will keep searching for bracelet charms, Thanks.
     
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  8. billyd3us

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    Sweetheart charms, alright...
     
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  9. kristiaan

    kristiaan Well-Known Member

    Looks more like a bikers charm to me...
     
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  10. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    Bikers charm, very good Kristiaan. Bikers gang from the 30's or so, because no mark on it.
     
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  11. kristiaan

    kristiaan Well-Known Member

    Post WII, I would say.
     
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  12. springfld.arsenal

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    I think the appearance of the piece speaks of a one-off or a handful made by hand by a jeweler or crafter. The hanger isn’t centered, nor is the cross. So the maker wasn’t making enough to make any kind of fixtures or tooling, this one and maybe a few others were handcrafted, if it was made in an industrialized country. Beyond that, unless you find one identical with detailed provenance, all is speculation because the Maltese Cross is such a common symbol. If it was made in a 3rd world country, a large number may have been made by hand.
     
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  13. billyd3us

    billyd3us Thanks All my Friends

    Very cool, Thanks Kristiaan..
     
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  14. buyingtime777

    buyingtime777 Well-Known Member

    I think the bale (the round part) may be different content then the piece itself. It may be wise to test both.
     
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