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Opinion about this WWII Iron Cross EK2

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  • 15-08-2010 5:55pm
    #1
    paramconte
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    I would greatly appreciate any opinoins about this Iron Cross. I am not sure if it is genuine or just a well made reproduction.

    It has no maker mark.

    Thank you.


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    arnhem44
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    Moved this into the Militaria forum.Mod


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    #3
    Morlar
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    I believe it looks ok but it is not possible to confirm from those photos.

    There is a user on here called Danpatjoe who is a bit of an expert on EKII and he may be able to offer more assistance.

    One thing I ususally do is see if it is a one piece construction or not - this is not definitive but if you hold the frame of the medal very firmly and shake it does the centerpiece move at all ? If it does then it is a good sign but as I said probably not definitive.

    As an FYI here are some you may want to compare it to :

    http://www.militaria-archive.com/ek2/index.html


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    danpatjoe
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    Thanks for the kind words Morlar, but I am far from an expert!

    I believe that this is a good cross, but I would like to see some clearer pictures of the dates. I have had some crosses in the past which had similar style, low relief dates (or heavily applied paint). These could be late war examples with well worn dies being used resulting in the lack of detail seen here.
    Still, as I said, I would be interested to see some more pictures of the dates to be sure.

    Regards - Dan


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