EK1 for Review

[juno44]

Hi to all,

Is this an original 1939 Iron Cross 1st clasp by Zimmermann? Thanking you all in advance and hoping to hear from some of you very soon.

Regards, juno44

[Jelle M.]

It’s a modern reproduction.
it has not much in common with a real Zimmermann ek1.

Jelle

[juno44]

Thank you Jelle

[Chet Sowersby]

Indeed, a fake

Chet

[AndyC]

That´s not a Zimmermann cross IMO



Andy

[boch_62]

Regards
Jarek

[sanya13]

Regards
Jarek

+1

[Stielgranate]

Excuse me guys, how do you know is a fake? I have no idea...

[Vit67]

Excuse me guys, how do you know is a fake? I have no idea...

I will skip obverse horror, just let's have a look at the reverse. If you see manufacturer stamp, in our case 20 which should correspond to C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim.
Then you go and compare your specimen with available data ( books) look for way it suppose to be marked, what hardware used, etc. If no match - then sorry

[ben bijker]

Excuse me guys, how do you know is a fake? I have no idea...

You need to study the originals to avoid fakes.
Sounds dull, but it's as simple as that.

This cross is a one-piece fake that has absolutely nothing in common with a Zimmermann ek

[juno44]

Thanks to all of you