EK II in Übergrößegröße

[martin3]

I am in doubt, so I hope your advise helps.

I don't have an Übergrößegröße, so I've seen one and I want one.
This is one (45 mm).
But: this is definately not the most beautiful EK I've ever seen.
Better said: it looks like it has been stored in a wet drawer.
On the other hand: € 150 sounds quite reasonable...

Go for it or leave it til I find one which satisfies more?

[StefanK.]

Hi,

this is not a Übergröße but a standard EK2.

[Valentino]

Übergrösse

Hi

Übergrösse starts with 46 mm up to 48 mm and has normaly no maker mark.

[baldy1939]

Looks like it might be a wide frame 24 ?

[martin3]

HAAAAA, lesson one: never trust a dealer!

Problem solved, it ain't an Übergrößegröße at all.
You saved me € 150 and a partial disappointment.
And another dealer has been striped off my trusted list:

http://www.militariasammler.at/shop/...roduct=P003605

I punished myself with some hours of extra studying Gordon's bible...

Thank you all!

[Bob Hritz]

Studying is how you reward yourself, not punish yourself.

Bob Hritz

[Stu W]

Have a look here...

Hello,

Here is a thread link showing the Ubergrosse beside a standard EKII. If you have a look you will see the size difference.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=194711

Regards,
Stu

[martin3]

Studying is how you reward yourself, not punish yourself.

Bob Hritz

My second blunder in one thread...

Will I ever be taken serious again?

Thanks for the comparising link, Stu!
I wish the people at militariasammler site had done so...

Gentlemen, once again: thank you all.
Once the greed is taking over me, it is good to be woken by clearminded collectors!

Regards,
Martin

[ben bijker]

Martin,

the seller is not to blame in this case, since the dimensions are in the add.
If you had spent 5 minutes max. to do a search here you would have found out yourself that it is not what we call an "übergrosse"....

I have seen more of these crosses being advertised as "slightly oversized" or whatever.


What I am trying to say is: do your homework BEFORE you consider buying an item.
if the going price for an oversized ek is 500 Euro, then 150 Euro should ring a bell I guess???

It's quite easy to post and ask, but if you don't do you homework you will never learn anything about ek's.
Apart from that, in a while you will get zero replies to your postings.

Best regards,
Ben

[p-verstegen]

HAAAAA, lesson one: never trust a dealer!

Problem solved, it ain't an Übergrößegröße at all.
You saved me € 150 and a partial disappointment.
And another dealer has been striped off my trusted list:

http://www.militariasammler.at/shop/...roduct=P003605

I punished myself with some hours of extra studying Gordon's bible...

Thank you all!

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