EKII 1914 one piece construction

[August von Mackensen]

Hi,

I am not really sure what I should think of this piece here, on the first sight it looks good, on the second?

Your opinions are well appereciated gents









Thanks

Matt

[August von Mackensen]

No opinions?

Matt

[Miro O]

Hi Matt,

It´s a fake. It mostly appears with 1870 date (you can find them few on ebay anytime), but sometimes can be seen even with 1813 (blank) or 1914 core.

[August von Mackensen]

Hi Miro,

Thanks a lot for your reply!

Matt

[Jesse]

I guy I know calls them port hole crowns, but I think there is another term used here. I have not seen a second class one for a while, they mostly come as 1st class.

[Miro O]

I guy I know calls them port hole crowns, but I think there is another term used here. I have not seen a second class one for a while, they mostly come as 1st class.

You are right, it often appears as 1st class with fantasy marking DESCHLERSOHN, that´s why it is called Deschlersohn fake.

[Dansson]

Agree, a fake.

What does the reverse look like?
Just out of interest.

[gregM]

One of the common fakes on ebay right now and yes, it is usually
referred to as the Pot hole fake.

[fsee]

why?

Why would someone go to all the trouble to fake a common award like a 2nd class EK? So...if you were going to fake one, at least use a decently detailed core. It's child-like, or childish? Don't you wonder about the mind that puts these ideas together, creates, and then distributes them?

It's almost as silly as letting your housekeeper print out a top secret email so you can have time to read them when you get home?