Eiserneskreuz 2.Klasse Real or Fake?

[RandomCollector4114]

Hello, here is a second class unmarked iron cross with a little sign on the ring where it was connected.
It looks a little wider than normal crosses and has some extra paint or some dirt around the 1813 date.
The cross has a magnetic core and the very edge of the frames (where the core probably ends) seems to not stick to the magnet.
The cross pieces do not hit each other when I shake them, makes me think it's either glued or really dirty between the core and the frame
Can anyone please identify it?
I know there are some really accurate replicas out there, Is this from the war?

[Adrian]

It's an original EK2. It looks like a Fritz Zimmermann - 6.

However the pics aren't the best and I only have my phone currently so could be wrong. Hopefully someone will confirm or correct.

[RandomCollector4114]

Thank you very much, I was doubting it especially because of the unmarked ring

[manclino]

This is a Fritz Zimmermann PKZ 6 with a late core and thick frame.
Robert

[RandomCollector4114]

Thank you very much

[Adrian]

Thank you very much, I was doubting it especially because of the unmarked ring

Not all EK2s are marked, in fact the majority aren't so you can't use that as a way of determining if a particular EK is genuine or not. On the flip side, many fakes are marked to try and make them more authentic.

[manclino]

Marking crosses with the PKZ number on the ring was only in force from the end of 1942. Therefore, the crosses produced earlier did not have markings PKZ.
Robert