EK1 - What to you guys think about this?

[Noor]

Hello,

Here is one my EK1 what I got today. Very very bad shape but reverse is interesting.

[don-zamo]

I personally always view anything named like this, especially with ss runes, very suspicious indeed, unless it has photographic proof with the recipient.

James M

[StefanK.]

I never heard the german name "LNOPOLD" before. Must be something new

Stefan

[schnellermeyer]

it does not look like an original ek to me, sorry

[don-zamo]

Its kind of amazing the lengths people go to just to fake something, Im sorry my friend

James M

[byterock]

Text book example of an (poorly) artificially aged piece this time with a mild acid. The pitting around the text shows this nicely a well faked one you have to use a loop to see it.

At least it is a good reference for this sort of thing.

[zambrotta11]

The text on the back of this is written in sütterlin.
So the first name is actually "Leopold" and the second name is "Kron"(???). I can't really make is out as it is not that clear.
Though I still don't know if the cross is real or not.

Regards,
Stephen

[Robert P.]

...a original SS battlefield relic !!WOW!! , found at the bottom of a Clorex bottle. A fantasy piece for the eBay crowd.

Robert

[Steve Campbell]

What about the hinge block? Does that look genuine?

[grueni1208]

IMO a fake with very new rust finish and a suspect hinge and pin system.

Regards

Grueni

[Steinar]

are we 110% sure this cross is fake?

hinge and catch looks a bit "strange" IMHO

[schnellermeyer]

the whole thing is fake ,
the hinge and catch especially

[Steinar]

yuo doesnt look too promising.... I would throw it away though JUST in case