Odd (fake?) 1914 EK1

[ivanfyodorovich]

This is a strange thing:

I bought this off eBay from "at-buben" a seller who is the topic of an angry thread here about fake hats

I had thought, naively I suppose, that I was relatively safe sticking to WWI Iron Crosses. This one is three-piece with a magnetic core (the seams are strikingly prominent), but it is asymmetrical on the vertical axis, the pin (though not the frame) is magnetic, it has a splotch of some kind of solder on the face, sharp edges all around, and is somewhat crudely shaped. Also it smells a bit like a machine shop.

He is selling two more that have the same style pin/clasp (and remarkably similar patina), though both others are stamped L/13

I initiated a return, but, was wondering if any of you had thoughts









Here are the other two listings:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ge...s/254514728036
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ge...r/254514662020

[Gew44]

All the 3 crosses are fakes without doubt.

No other thoughts in my mind; probably him known the hats and not the EK.

[ivanfyodorovich]

I went ahead and sent it back for a refund.

For posterity's sake, I've included the photos here as attachments