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Eisernes Kreuz.

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    Hi all,
    I brought this medal with another item, It is exactly as I received it. Should I clean it ? I know next to nothing about medals so any opinions or views would be welcome. The pin has the number 20 on the inside of the pin next to the hinge Please let me know if you need any more photos

    Thanks, Keith
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    A very nice and original CF Zimmermann.
    Please do not clean it, it will lose its character and will look exactly what it is - a cleaned cross. As well as that it will look completely out of place with the wonderful case. The patina on both are very nice and I would leave them that way.

    Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....

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    I'd leave it the way it is too, as Adrian has suggested................ !
    Regards,


    Steve.

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    hi , lovely cross nice buy, looks like its been there as the saying goes. to clean would destroy its character ,the patina enhances this award . cheers paul

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    For sure!!!!! I hate it when people ruin the history by cleaning it off!! The cross looks great!

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    Very nice Keith A nice Zimmerman indeed

    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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    Thanks for all the replies so far. I definitely wont be trying to clean it What is the difference between a first and second class iron cross ?
    Thanks, Keith

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    Here's some second class EKs below Keith.
    Basically the second class is a double sided medal suspended from a ribbon. The ribbon of this medal was worn from the second or third buttonhole on the tunic or on a ribbon bar. The medal itself wasn't worn unless it was court mounted on a medalbar, either singly or with other medals.
    The first class is a pinback or screwback award worn on the left breast pocket of the tunic. The second class had to have been awarded before the first class could be bestowed.

    I've also attached a few pics of the awards in wear......
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    Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....

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    Nice set !
    Cross and case match with those ones used by Zimmermann and it seems a late, I think late 1943-1944 production.

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    Any ideas on value on this,

    Thanks, Keith

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