Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse maker 120 ....real or fake

[andreas1966]

Hello folks ,

maby some one can tel me if this cross is an good or an bad one ?
and what price is fair to pay for it ,im new here on the forum .
and you are the experts ,so help will be very fine


there are no better pics yet.

thz

[John Henderson]

Looks good to me, and welcome to the forum.
About 85-90 euros from a collector maybe about 110 from a dealer.
regards John

[Danny70]

Hello and welcome,

There is no need for better photographs, this is a textbook Franz Petzl cross.
Note the extra large suspension ring and distinctive broad spacing of the numbers on the stamp - both are well known features of these crosses.

Maybe I have been out of the loop for a while but I would have thought these could be picked up slightly cheaper than John has stated, as they are not the hardest to find, but then again, I haven't purchased a 1939 EK2 in a long time.

Regards - Danny

[andreas1966]

great info !!!!!
thanks very much
gr andreas

[Adrian]

I agree, a good original cross from Petzl. The only known maker who used such a distinctive stamp on their crosses. They must've had a very foolproof way of stamping them because I've yet to see a mis-stamped EK2 from them.

Here's mine to compare:

[Woolgar]

Nice example Andreas with a lovely clear stamp!

John is correct with his evaluation

Nick