Eisernes kreuz ribbon fake?

**karatekutya** · 03-10-2019, 05:41 PM

Hi All!

I just got this picture today, someone said the ribbon fake, for me the frame etc looks unopened... any other opinion ?

Thank You

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 03-10-2019 05:41 PM

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**BrodieBartfast** · 03-10-2019, 05:45 PM

It does indeed appear to be a postwar ribbon. Period ribbons have scalloped edges, due to the weaving method. Below is an EK.II. with a period ribbon. Note the loops along both edges. While some postwar ribbons do have the scalloped edge on one side, more often than not one or both sides have a distinguishable 'border' as seen on yours.

Regards, B.B.

**rbminis** · 03-10-2019, 05:55 PM

IMO, I agree with BB, a copy.
Here is a photo of one of my Hermann Aurich marked 113 crosses. It shows the edge of an original ribbon.
Ralph.

**real steel** · 03-10-2019, 06:01 PM

Yep !!
B.B. is our "go to" ribbon guy. He studies them among other things.
D.

**BrodieBartfast** · 03-10-2019, 07:21 PM

In all honesty, it doesn't affect the appeal of the framed photograph at all. If anything, you won't have to worry about a repro fading in sunlight.

It might also be possible that the veteran (or his relatives) who put together the framed photo did it postwar, and used a reproduction ribbon as that's all they could find.

B.B.