Spot on: IMPERIAL FAKES!

[stross]

Thanks for the great work guys! Im creating quite an archive fo things to avoid.

[kirke]

latvian ekII

latvian ekII

[kirke]

latvian ekII

reverse

[kirke]

latvian ekII

one last

[streptile]

Great additions, thank you.

[ccw]

Fake 1870 EKs

Hello Gentlemen,
Just wanted to add my 2 cents, since I've been collecting these things for a while. 1870 EK2s used to be hard to find, now they're everywhere, which clearly shows how many fakes - and GOOD ones - there are out there.
Though I still collect 1864-71 medals I do so with "a grain of salt", since I've gotten burned even when I bought them in person.
Since I haven't taken a picture of my EKs lately, here's a photo of an actual 1870 women's cross from the German Historical Museum in Berlin.

[Ron P]

Fake Silver Imp WB

Another one for the junk heap. I have been told this is a common fake on German ebay offered in various degrees of aging/condition with and without makers mark. Regards, Ron.

[Ron P]

2

[Don D.]

More. 1870 EK1.

[Don D.]

EK1 1914 fake.

[Don D.]

Both have the exact same reverse set up. Exactly the same.

[Don D.]

1914er.

[EK Hunter]

Say, does anyone know approximately how long these Latvian 1870 EK fakes have been around? Are we talking 20, 30, 40 years or more? Any information would be helpful. Thanks.

Best,

EK Hunter

[Montgomery Burns]

frankenstein ek

i do hate my falior in buying this ek

but this is what have beeing called the frankenstein ek in a thread as I presented this ek
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=421335

an ek2 stripped and sandet down on the back to make it a ek 1

(with fantasy backside off course)

[Montgomery Burns]

off course with an fantasy maker mark to fool the variant hunter