Fake straight edge EK2 in bits!!!

[schinkel2]

Had theis cross that is listed as a fake and it was spliting apart and the preavious owner had glued it before.

So I decided to take it aprt and see what it was made of and how.

so here it is, thoughts?

[schinkel2]

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[schinkel2]

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[Marc Garlasco]

Is the core stamped sheet-metal?

[schinkel2]

Yes its stamped metal.

[all1knew]

Yes its stamped metal.

originals are not?

William Kramer

[Bob Hritz]

This appears to be a product of Rudolf Souval, Wien, and I still think these are wartime produced. I have seen a lot of post war Souval pieces and the quality is very low.

I know most will disagree with me, but I have gotten 2 of these from vets, over the years, from my ads.

Bob Hritz

[Hank C.]

Interestingly enough, I have one of these (still in one piece though )that came with an otherwise good group, with an original ribbon. But still labeled as fake...so I just sorta leave it in the "maybe" pile. Perhaps one of these days we'll find out for sure.

Hank

[Peter Wiking]

Here is another photo i have on file. Same type of core as the one above.

Peter

[hagwalther]

I'm probably the only member on the forum here who doesn't know this but is it fair to say that the cores are in two pieces as well as the frames making the main structure of an Iron Cross Second Class a four piece item?
Regards ...

[Peter Wiking]

I'm probably the only member on the forum here who doesn't know this but is it fair to say that the cores are in two pieces as well as the frames making the main structure of an Iron Cross Second Class a four piece item?
Regards ...

Most EK2 have a solid one (1) piece core.

Peter

[hagwalther]

Most EK2 have a solid one (1) piece core.

Peter

Thanks Peter.



Regards ...

[Scott C.]

The dates look really odd on these, perhaps because I'm used to looking at them framed with the silver border. The "3" on the reverse 1813 looks especially wierd. Interesting never the less.

Scott

[Sal Williams]

Are there others with 2 piece cores?

[schinkel2]

This is the last photo of the inside.
The yellow stuff I think is the glue the last owner used to hold it together.
Just one thing on the debate about originallity, This cross showed no sign of solder and no sign on the edges of the usal finnishing marks made from the hand finnishing of the cross.
Plus the cross did not fit weel compared to other EK 2´s infact the cross must have just been thown together!!