Imperial Iron cross "centers" original?

[Steve Flanagan]

Afternoon guys, just made a large purchase of a two war 82nd airborne estate found in an abandoned storage unit. Included in this was bayonets, pickehaube, uniforms to the vet and two of these Iron Cross Centers, missing the silver beaded rims,,,could these be authentic or off something worthless/reproduction? Its really sad if they are real,

[Steve Flanagan]

2

Im hoping its junk!

[streptile]

Authentic Godet Type B 1870 sand-cast core and KO-style 1914 core.

[Steve Flanagan]

Cores

Cant believe someone did this,,, off to find Vodka!

[AUSGANG]

Well, there were some hard times in Germany and whenever I see these isolated cores I think that someone pulled off the silver frames to melt down as scrap silver. Here's an interesting way to cope:

[CMSgt]

Ek

I have a 1914 EKII that has not been put together and consist of four pieces. You may have parts to an EKII that was never used. JIm

[AUSGANG]

Oooooh! A hollow, two piece core EK2! Anyone got a two piece '39er????

[streptile]

Jim,

Can you post good closeup shots of that frame? I'm thinking I recognize it...

Oooooh! A hollow, two piece core EK2! Anyone got a two piece '39er????

I have a postwar two-piece core Souval EK2. It's not this one, but it's the same type:

[AUSGANG]

WHOA! Thanks for that!

[CMSgt]

Frame

Trevor

Here is the best I can do, if you want more I will have to dig it out.

Jim

[Dougie]

Jim,

Can you post good closeup shots of that frame? I'm thinking I recognize it...



I have a postwar two-piece core Souval EK2. It's not this one, but it's the same type:

hey Streptile,
could you show us some pictures of the back sides of the silver frames?
I'm very interested how the reverses look like.

cheers!

[streptile]

What's up Dougie.

Unfortunately that cross is not mine, nor are the photos.

Credit, which I should have given before, goes to Daniel AKA Grüni.

Here is the only other photo I have of his, which unfortunately does not show the beading rim:

[Dougie]

What's up Dougie.

Unfortunately that cross is not mine, nor are the photos.

Credit, which I should have given before, goes to Daniel AKA Grüni.

Here is the only other photo I have of his, which unfortunately does not show the beading rim:

Wow!! that's nice! I never knew the cores are two halves wich are hollow. so actualy an EK2 is hollow? jeez. I keep learning new things on this forum! thanks for the extra photo's

greets Dougie

[streptile]

so actualy an EK2 is hollow?

Very few are hollow. Mostly they are made from two frame halves and a solid core.

Also please remember that the 1939 I show is a postwar fake.

[Ammersee]

CMSgt's core looks like a K.M. Ammersee