Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse 1914 für nicht Kämpfer

[thecyclist64]

Good afternoon everybody. After a long time searching, I have finally acquired an Iron Cross II for non-combatants. It is not maker marked, so if anybody is able to identify the maker, I would be grateful.

[Chopperman]

Hi Andy,
Congratulations on finally finding a non-com Ek2.
I went through my database and I can not find a 100% match. The core
is one that is used by a few different makers and the frame has enough wear
that I can not match the corners. However it has a very Wagner-ish look to it.

The ribbon looks really clean, have you done a black light test on it or a burn test?

[thecyclist64]

Hi Greg, thanks for the quick reply. Just took me a while to find some batteries for my UV lamp, and no, it doesn't glow. I took a picture of it Next to a cotton T-shirt. Thanks for your help. The top picture looks a bit mis-leading as I think the flash went off. Andy

Andy

[Chopperman]

Very nice.
Sorry I couldn't nail down a maker.

[thecyclist64]

I thought maybe the fact that the suspension ring was only soldered on one side would have helped with the frame identification. Thanks for looking

[Chopperman]

The open ring is very reminiscent of the 1870 type A frames generally
associated with Godet and Wagner. Godet cores are much different than these
and Wagner did use one similar (among others). Like I said , it is very Wagner-ish
but I can not say for sure.

[rbminis]

Here is my Non-Com, looks like a different core but possibly the same frame.
Ralph.

[Wilko]

A very nice looking cross there Andy, and congrats on adding a Non-com EK to your collection.

Ken

[VtwinVince]

Nice crosses, and hard these days to find genuine NK ribbon.