EK2 Spange. Not Looking Good.

[Steve Campbell]

I posted this EK2 Spange at the request of another member under a different thread. I've had a couple of responses saying it's a fake, which kills me because I thought this was a nice piece that looked good in my collection. I have no reason to doubt the opinions of the members who commented, but seeing it was posted under an old thread about an EK2 Shinkel, I thought I'd start a new thread with a proper title. I bought this piece atteched to a 1914 EK2 back in July here on the estand. Before I contact the seller I would like a few more opinions or some feedback. Here's the original link and some pictures. Thanks for helping.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=196675&page=2

[Steve Campbell]

Here's another shot. This is all very dissapointing. Thanks.

[Das Reich]

sadly i would had to add to the ney sayers. based on the face, the date plaque, and the difference between the inner wing area i would not add it to my collection.

[George Stimson]

It's a very frequently encountered repro.

[tinmantis]

sorry, but yes it's a repro. Quite a common one, and easy to spot
hope you can get the refund
regards
jon

[tinmantis]

is it marked by any chance?
regards
jon

[Carsten135]

Hi am am Carsten from Denmark. I have been a collector/historian for some years and i have a "few" items. i am a newbie to this forum, but i hope that i can contribute whit some real items. Heres my spange and i hope its for real bec. its was wery expensive. ( how do i post pic in here?)

[ben bijker]

Hi carsten,

you can't post pics unless your an association (=paying) member.

You can mail the pics to:
benbijker@cs.com
and I will post them.

best regards,
Ben

[George Stimson]

Here are the reverses of two of these fake Spangen. The one on the left is marked "L/4" (a totally phony LdO number) and the one on the right is marked "21".

[Don D.]

I owned one of these marked 21 before. Fake.

[Steve Campbell]

Thanks guys. I never looked on the back because I was afraid to break off the pins. The seller is an active member here and probably wasn't aware of the status of this piece. Even though it's been a number of months I am going to contact him and see if we can work something out. The opinions here should help my case. What a drag. Steve

[George Stimson]

If you need yet another opinion, look at page 463 of Gordon Williamson's The Iron Cross of 1939. Same fake.

[Steve Campbell]

Thanks. I have the book here and am checking it out.

[Steve Campbell]

Certainly looks like the one from the book, and the piece does have a good quality construction to it.

[all1knew]

Hello,

I would say a fake based on the fact that it looks like a cartoon.

William Kramer