Differences between Schinkel + normal ek

[Den]

Hi all, I'm thinking of buying a EK but looking at those crosses I noticed that there are schinkel ek's and normal ek's, can someone explain me the difference between those, don't know anything about ek's.
thank for any help and info.

Dennis

[Hank C.]

Schinkels have thinner arms on the inside, and cost roughly at least double what "normal" 1939 EK 2nd classes cost. If you can find a schinkel EK1, it'll be about 3 times as much as a normal one.

Hank

[George Stimson]

Here's a comparison between a Schinkel Type A EK 2 (left), a "regular" EK 2 (center), and a third variation, the so-called Ubergrosse (right).

[Den]

great help, but why is a schinkel more expensive than the normal ones, are they more rare ?

Dennis

[George Stimson]

Yes, they are considerably more rare.

[Paratrooper]

Hi,

the definition of a Schinkel is that it has the form and the mass (under 44mm width and high) of a EK 2 from WW 1.
They are more rare than the later EKs because they was only awarted in the early wartime (some sources say only in the poland campaign but I have no proof for this thesis)

Regards
Andreas

[franki]

@ George

Please post a seperate photographe of the depicted Schinkel EK2,
if it is in your own collection.

Best Franki