Museum Copy Shop

Knight's Cross Document & Folder Set - RITTERKREUZ URKUNDE UND MAPPE

We are pleased to present our critically acclaimed, Museum Copy of the famous and much sought after "Knight's Cross Document in Folder" set or "Ritterkreuz Urkunde Und Mappe".

Over a period 6 months, we enlisted the advice and recommendations of 3 well respected experts in the field of Third Reich artifacts. The goal was simply to produce the finest reproduction of this famous presentation document set as possible. Our team has identified virtually every nuance relating to this important document set. This includes accurate measurements, material selection, printing fonts, ink aging characteristics, methods of construction, embossed gold leaf, material aging and so forth.

An expert documentation restoration firm that specializes in 16th century documents and ancient books, meticulously handcrafts each Ritterkreuz Presentation Set. Their client list includes a number of prestigious museums and wealthy private collectors.

The Knight's Cross antiqued burgundy Moroccan goat skin leather folder and the aged vellum document completes this presentation set. Each presentation set is a handcrafted work of art, a totally unique item and as the saying goes "You can't rush a good thing". No two sets are alike. The folder and document set therefore has a 2 to 4 week lead time. They are available named either to: Erwin Rommel, Michael Wittmann, Sepp Dietrich, Adolf Galland, Hans Ulrich Rudel or Erich Topp. For more detailed information on the documents themselves, please see the document section at the end of this section.

HIGHLIGHTS & INSIGHTS OF THE SET

Like the originals, the folder is handcrafted from genuine burgundy Moroccan goat's leather. We select only the finest hides money can buy.
The eagle on the cover was scanned from an original folder and burned onto a copper block so the eagle may be embossed in 24K gold leaf, remaining faithful to the original design.
The original artist's name, Frieda Thiersch, is embossed in small gold, block letters on the back inside cover, true to the original.
The document itself is made of modern vellum material and is the same exact size as the originals. Real vellum is a product of the "flesh" side of an animal's hide. Each real vellum page ages differently over time. We have "sampled" a number of original vellum pages and arrived at an accurate way to "age" or "antique" our vellum so it matches the originals in texture and appearance.
We also "sampled" the color of the original printing to ensure our ink "aged" to the correct reddish brown tone that the originals have now assumed. As each vellum page will change color in a unique fashion, so will the color tone of the printing. The original documents have all aged to a variety of different color shades and tones over the years.
The original Hitler signatures were in black fountain pen and did not show aging to the same extend as the printing. They remained black but slightly faded. Our Hitler signatures are in black ink and like all original signatures exhibit the "overlapping" or "layering" where the ink lines cross over each other. Facsimile signatures are mono toned.
The inside covers of the folders are finished in the off-white moiré silk fabric like the originals.
The inside features a burgundy leather loop in the spine designed to hold the double-paged vellum document in place.
The burgundy Moroccan leather folder, vellum document and moiré is all gracefully aged by our skilled craftsman to perfection.
The exact measurements of the originals have been respected and faithfully replicated.
The fonts used for the rank title and date names have been "sampled" from originals to ensure total accuracy.
The Knight's Cross winners name is embossed in gold leaf exactly as the originals were. We have chosen an "antique" gold to remove any hint of newness from the embossing.
Like the originals, this set comes wrapped in tissue, and packaged in a plain brown 'period' style cardboard box.

Each Knight's Cross Folder & Document Set $1,195 US.