opinion on ek2

[derrydingle]

hi folks would anyone have a idea about the maker of this EK2, the ring is a bit bent were it got a hit but still a nice cross, any idea's of its maker?

thanks
gary

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[Peter Wiking]

Gary
In my opinion a fake. The coils ((((( in the frame are a bit unrefined. The swastika is far of to the left. The dates are a bit crude, in particular the "9". The rust does not appear natural to me.

Peter

[zambrotta11]

Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to resemble an ubergrosse.

Regards,
Stephen

[Adrian]

Hi Gary,
My first impression was the same as Peter's regarding the crude numbers but I think Stephen may have got it spot on, can you post some measurements to confirm?

[Adrian]

Just took a couple of quick pics for comparison:

[Adrian]

and the reverse... to my eyes, the beading on the inner corners is a fairly good match.

[derrydingle]

hi Adrian i must say they do look a match fair play to you

[Peter Wiking]

Take a look at these fake RK's. Both samples are from the same source. Study the rust and methods used to produce it. Imagine the way of thinking that was done when these fake RK's was produced. Compare this with the same in the cross that started this thread.

Peter

[grueni1208]

It's original.
It's the little brother of an "Uebergroeße" EK II.
This version is very rare.

Regards

Grueni

[derrydingle]

hard to get measurements bang on cause im using a ruler but its not over size its looks like 44mmX44mm

[Adrian]

The measurements of the cross I posted are 47.00 wide and 46.90 high. Mind you, the frame on your EK has got much thinner rims than mine.
Can you measure the distance between the inner edges of the beading?

[Peter Wiking]

hard to get measurements bang on cause im using a ruler but its not over size its looks like 44mmX44mm

It will not fit as it is not a "Übergroße".

Peter