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    Interesting Iron Cross

    I was going through a box of Iron Cross 2nd Class and found this example that is noticeably small than normal. The swastika and dates are also smaller. I assume just a maker's variant, but why make it smaller?

    It measures only 43.22 mm and weighs only 13.30 grams. It is beautifully frosted and burnished, with light toning and has a non-iron center.

    In the first photo, it is posted next to a standard size Iron Cross.

    Bob Hritz
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    Note acid frosting, not painted type and the very small swastika and date.

    Bob Hritz
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    In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

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      #3
      Verso with small 1813.

      Bob Hritz
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      In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

      Duct tape can't fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound.

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        #4
        Better watch it Bob, someone will label it a fake. Nice cross to me though.
        pseudo-expert

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          #5
          Hello

          It looks like a perfectly good cross to me. Although it is smaller than the 'normal' EK2, with some of the manufacturing techniques employed at the time there are bound to be some differences in size, weight etc, especially in the very early period of the war before production was more rigorous controlled.

          Either way, a nice and unusual cross.

          Regards
          David

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