Fishy 1957 DKIG on Eban

[Grant Broadhurst]

I think there is something fishy about this :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-WW2-GERMAN...QQcmdZViewItem

What do you guys think , i can see a couple of problems.

[tinmantis]

very weird/interesting
looks definately worn-on-the-batlefield!
the wreath and disc looks like they've been taken off, and the ek is very high, a frankenstein of different '39 repros? now changed to '57s because they stand a better chance of selling?
regards
jon

[Mike Kenny]

Hi,

I have to agree - there are many strange things about this cross. I've never seen a laid down block hinge on any DK before and the main pin looks a bit too wide and "bendy". The entire reverse looks "soft" and that EK is way oversize. Not for me.

Regards
Mike K

[Grant Broadhurst]

BINGO !

Got it Jon !

Yep the EK centre has replaced the swastika of a repo , if you look carefully at the photo you can see where the swastika used to sit on the disc just to the right of the right arm of the cross .

Never seen an early DKIG or DKIS with the set up like this .

Bet it goes for silly money

[tinmantis]

yeah, bet it goes for more than a repro '39!
A novel idea on the part of the fakers: as knowledge grows surrounding real/fake '39s, go fishing in the relatively cloudy waters of 1957
regards
jon