Good or bad, no marked ek2

**unimarc** · 06-13-2013, 03:50 PM

Hallo,
Could any of you guys, based on these bad sellers pictures from the ad, give me a clue on this EK2, unmarked.
He claims it is original, but ……
He also sells this other badge together with the EK, at a fair price !

Mfg
Marc

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 06-13-2013 03:50 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**bigmacglenn** · 06-13-2013, 04:09 PM

I can tell you that the ribbon on the EK is fake...which raises my suspicions of the cross. The photos aren't good enough for me to tell 100%. But the SA Sports Badge is a nice orignal...
cheers, Glenn

**Adrian** · 06-13-2013, 04:10 PM

The EK looks original from these images but better pics will be needed for maker identification. I will refrain from passing judgement on the ribbon until we can get a better pic of it but I wouldn't rule it out just yet.

The SA Sportsabzeichen looks ok but you should start another thread in the main Orders and Decorations forum for that one.

**visor** · 06-13-2013, 04:14 PM

From the pic, the ribbon looks odd.

**Danny70** · 06-14-2013, 12:08 AM

I have some serious concerns about the EK itself...
maybe it is just the angles of the photographs but the flange widths are very irregular.
Also the 1813 date - it looks to match the one on a (very good) fake I purchased recently for study purposes (and I believe the frame also matches). I will post some pictures tomorrow for comparison.

Regards - Danny

**Adrian** · 06-14-2013, 12:29 AM

by Danny70

maybe it is just the angles of the photographs but the flange widths are very irregular.

I thought that Danny but put it down to the poor angle of the photo and the 'fisheye' effect but you might well be correct in your observations.

**unimarc** · 06-14-2013, 11:36 AM

Thanks a lot for all your comments and observations. !
I think with all this doubt, I will pass this time :-)
Mfg
Marc

**Adrian** · 06-14-2013, 11:51 AM

Good move. There are plenty out there!

**unimarc** · 06-14-2013, 10:34 PM

This guy is asking about 90 euros for the both, a fairly good price I think, if everything was all right ?!
I had my concerns about the ribbon too !

Mfg
Marc

**Danny70** · 06-15-2013, 09:01 PM

Here are some pictures of the fake (magnetic core, german silver frames) I referred to earlier. The style of the 1813 date (especially the right slanting 3) look very similar, and I believe the frames may also be a match.
I notice the jump ring looks like it has been repaired in the cross posted for discussion, which may also be of interest, because I dropped my cross after taking these pictures and although the impact was very slight, the ring broke off mine too!

Also shown is a fake 'Round 3' with exactly the same frame.... and another broken/repaired jump ring.

Regards - Danny