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Re: Iron cross fake or real
More than good its a steal... I got my first iron cross at £75 then my second at £80 and even then the second didn't have a ribbon but had a rare makers mark. An iron cross is always at the heart of ones collection and if it turns out good then congratulations cause you scored yourself a beautiful piece
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10-04-2012 09:21 PM
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Re: Iron cross fake or real
well i got to go and see it tomorrow so if i buy it i will post pics on here i am rather excited about it now daft as it sounds
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Re: Iron cross fake or real
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n0valyfe
If any black paint is on the outer rim of the medal from the parts i have marked in yellow. Sometimes on repros, especially lazy ones; traces of black paint is on the rims
Attachment 406115
From what I have learnt here, this also happens on genuine crosses, they had their lazy days as well.
£50 is on the bargain side, most of my good pickups are between £56-70 for an EK2, mm or not.
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Re: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse - fake or real
Well spotted Ade and after taking a closer look, all four beading corners don't match.
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Re: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse - fake or real
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stefanr
Well spotted Ade and after taking a closer look, all four beading corners don't match.
Most EK inner corners don't match exactly but these don't match anything made before May 1945.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
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Re: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse - fake or real
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Adrian
Most EK inner corners don't match exactly but these don't match anything made before May 1945.
That's why I leave it to the experts to quantify, 15 months old and still learning.
Rise & Reverberate • Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes
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Re: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse - fake or real
The corners of the swastika look sharp as well which isn't that common with the manufacturer also the bottom right side of the swastika looks like it is sitting inside the rim. Sometimes when the case becomes loose it can slide down however Adrian has made a very valid point that I wish I saw
Adrian I think I just looked at your post wrong, did you say beaded patterns don't appear on ww2 Iron crosses? Or is it only of that era of maker?
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Re: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse - fake or real
Good observation Adrian
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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