EK IC w/ engraving (name + date) on back

[Alan Smith]

I've got a somewhat "salty" Iron Cross 1st Class with the name "Werner Stefczyk" and the date "7.12.41" engraved on the back of the cross. I would like to solicit opinions from Forum members as to whether the cross and the engraving are Third Reich period.

If anyone is willing to post photos, please e-mail me at asmith@bakerdonelson.com and I'll e-mail the photos to you.

Thanks,

Alan Smith

[Alan Smith]

I have forwarded the photos to Rainer Schmitt, who generously offered to post them for me. Hopefully Rainer will have the photos posted for everyone's review in fairly short order.

Alan

[R. Schmitt]

here's the pix, Alan, it's the only one I got, maybe you want to send pix of the front, too?

[jambobbyb]

Sorry but i dont like the look of that cross from this shot, So its a double no no from me, The cross is not symetrical or even close, The hinge looks wrong for any i have come across, And the materials just dont look right.
Isnt there an engraved one of these on the EK fake pages?

[R. Schmitt]

more pix

[R. Schmitt]

front

[FestungSpanien]

Reminds me of a Floch repro
Correct me if I am wrong,please
Ace

[grueni1208]

No Floch copy, but a copy.

It's a "Rounder" copy of an EK I, like the KC "Rounder" copies.

Regards

Grueni

[schönbeck]

round innercorners. they are excellent copies.

[Chet Sowersby]

Excellent copies of what? How could anyone belive the beading on this thing? Also as someone else noted, the cross isn't symetrical.

Chet

[jambobbyb]

Chet, I was thinking the exact same thing, I believe schönbeck is talking about the rounder KC's and thats a whole kettle of fish i want to avoid

[Alan Smith]

Guys,

Thanks for all of the replies thus far. Please feel free to offer any further thoughts or observations you may have.

Alan

[Peter Wiking]

One simple word for it: Junk!

Peter