1870 ek

[Tango]

Hello Guys what to do think to this EK??? I dont much about these but to me it looks pretty real!!! "could be wrong" probably am!!!..Adealer is selling it for around £800, is that about right? Thanks for your answers gent Im not really looking at buying more to do with educating myself!!! mind saying that if its a good1 I might just eat beans on toast again for another month Cheers Terry.

[Chopperman]

Sorry to say but it;s a fake.
Which dealer is selling it?

[Adrian]

For eight hundred quid Terry, you can buy a real one!

I agree with Greg, a fake and not a particularly good one either - it's the wrong shape to start with.

[Tango]

Cheers guys thanks for the info, I wont disclose the dealers details as I think he might be making a genuine mistake.... But thanks I would presume a real 1 would around the same price? I havent seen any others for sale mind!! Are they common? Thanks guys I will inform the dealer see what he has to say!!!! ...Cheers Terry.

[NickM]

I'm curious. How is it the wrong shape?

[bigmacglenn]

Here's mine for comparison...

[NickM]

I can't tell any difference(s).

[colt45]

I can't tell any difference(s).

yours got bent or bad angle photo...ck the edge for a seam of 2 parts

[bigmacglenn]

Should be three-piece construction, the detail in the oakleaves on the reverse is terrible compared to the original, and the "arms" of the cross simply do not have the proper curvature...It's a fake at first glance for someone who is familiar with EKs. So glad you didn't get robbed on this one...!

[Adrian]

I'm curious. How is it the wrong shape?

The shape and curvature of the arms is more akin to a chunkier Third Reich cross, not the more elegant and slimmer 'Schinkel' shape crosses of the Imperial era.