My eight Fritz Zimmermann EK2

[gallobg]

I have always appreciated the Zimmermann crosses, due to their massive still elegant appearence. Throught the yeras I have collected eight in my collection, sure to have well sorted the different frames and cores. However, given my still short experience and “eye”, the more I try to study the frames, the more i get confused, even reading some posts and updated literature.
Maybe, the posting of compared pictures of my crosses can be a good chance - for me and other collectors as well – to better catch and focus the main features of these crosses.
First the CORES: as far as I have understood, we have two cores: early type has fat numbers (resembling S&L); the later type, probably due to a rework of the dies, has slim numbers.
According to this, my crosses are: early type: A to E; later type: F to H (provided that a mix of obverse and reverse might even occur).
About the FRAMES, again there are two generations. But I haven’t unserstood how to exactly tell one from the other! Hence, I leave to more experienced eyes the judgement of the beadings and their wear. I just notice that B, C, F clearly show flaws on the lower beading under the date.
Only the cross A is marked “6.“
Experts are welcome, thanks a lot

[sanya13]

Hí
these pictures very small and not see the details

[gallobg]

I split the pics in two groups according to the cores: I hope they are more easy to be watched.

[gallobg]

second group

[sanya13]

sorry ,but I not see different, have two main type ,Early ( thinner ) and the so called late type core variant

[gallobg]

Thank you Sanya. But what do you think about the frames?