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A
B
Bandring:
See ribbonring
Beading, bead:
The ribbed part of the frame. Finding special shaped beads is a good way of identifying a maker to a certain frame, it's like a fingerprint.
Beadstep:
Beveled edges:
Brandishing, brandished:
Brass:
Alloy made from copper and zink. Sometimes used to manufacture EK & RK cores and frames. Also used for plating cores before paint was applied and for making one piece Schinkel EK's.
C
Cast, casted:
Manufacturing technique used to make awards like Iron Crosses. The melted metal is poured into a mold, this makes the award look crude with pitting and mold edges. Known originals exsists but most of the casted crosses are fakes.
Clasp, part of pinback hardware:
Clasp, 1939 for the 1914 EK:
See Spange
COA:
Certificate Of Authenticity, a piece of paper stating the originality of a award given out by dealers and other "experts". Heavily misused and even faked. Always consider the actual piece you are buying, not the history behind it or some opinion by self acclaimed "experts".
Copy:
Core: Part of the '3 piece EK'. Die stamped (1870, 1914, 1939, 1957) or cast (1813, 1870, 1914) from Iron, Brass or Zink.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3294040&postcount=15
Crosshatching:
A flaw found on frames from several makers. The beads overlaps on the corners which looks like this ###
D
Die:
A manufacturing tool used for making frames and cores. See stamping, stamped
DK:
Deutsches Kreuz, German Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/german_cross/german_cross_main.htm
DKiG:
German Cross in Gold
DKiS:
German Cross in Silver
E
EK:
Eisernes Kreuz, Iron Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/ironcrossmain.htm
EKI, EK1:
'Iron Cross first class'
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/1st_class/ironcross1.htm
EKII, EK2:
'Iron Cross second class', lowest class of the award.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/2nd_class/ironcross_2.htm
F
Fake:
File marks:
Flanges: Flat outer part of frame. Sometimes brandished on 1939 EK's. A 1939 'Round 3' type EKII has beveled flanges.
Floch:
A type of fake sold by Johannes Floch.
(Link to Peter W's thread)
Frame:
Part of a cross, 2 framehalves and a core makes the normal 3 piece EK.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...4&postcount=10
Framehump:
G
German Silver:
See Nickel Silver
GK:
Grosskreuz, Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
H
Hardware:
Device on the back of EKI's and DK's used for attaching the cross to the uniform. There are 4 types, pinback, screwback, loops and ?.
Hinge:
Part of pinback hardware
Hump:
See framehump
I
Iron Cross:
A pretty, small wonder that most people love. Sometimes found in "variants" not very appreciated, aka fakes.
J
Jumpring:
K
L
Laquer: Clear paint found on frames, plated or solid, with high grade silver content. Makes the silver resist oxidation better.
LDO:
Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutscher Ordenshersteller.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/reserach_tools/ldo.htm
LDO-number:
Unique number that the LDO gave makers, this is found stamped on different parts of 1939 EK'S.
M
Makers mark:
Maker:
Manufacturer of awards
complete list: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/reserach_tools/ldo.htm
N
Needle:
See pin
Nickel Silver, Neusilber, New Silver:
A metal alloy of copper, nickel and sometimes zinc often used making frames for 1939 and 1914 EK's.
O
Obverse:
Front side of Cross
OL:
Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
OLS:
Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross
OLSD:
Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds to the Knights Cross
One piece:
Cross is made in one piece and not the more common 3 pieces. Can be both stamped and cast.
Oversize:
See Übergröße
Oxide, oxidation:
Chemical reaction some metals get from being exposed to moisture, sunlight and oxygen. Rust is a oxide sometimes found on iron cores. Frames gets grey, black, brown, yellow, green and rainbow colored oxide depending on what material was used for making them.
P
Paint:
Refered to the paint found on cores, flat (matte) or glossy black are the most common.
Patina:
The rugged look a cross gets over the years from oxidation, sun bleaching, scratches, nicks, dents and dirt.
PB, Pinback:
Pin, part of pinback hardware:
PKZ:
Präsidialkanzlei
PKZ-number:
PKZ gave each maker a unique number between 1-?. This is sometimes found stamped on different parts of 1939 EK'S.
Plated, plating: thin layer of metal alloy on top of a base metal. The plating is made to protect the base metal from oxidation or for enhancing the look of it. Silver plated frames are cheaper to manufacture than solid silver ones.
Prinzen, Prinzengröße, Prinzen size: A variant of EK's that are smaller in size than standard ones. At first they were made for Princes to fit their smaller uniforms. Later they were adopted by recipients who had to wear many awards, smaller awards save room and weight on the uniform. 3/4 and half size Prinzens are the most common ones.
QR
Reduktion:
See Prinzen
Reverse:
Backside of Cross
Ribbonring:
The ring on top of EKII's where the ribbon, or band, is attached. On most marked EKII's the maker mark can be found here.
RK:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Round 3:
A variant of the 1939 EKI and EKII. There are 5 known EKII types: Thick, Thin, Deschler, 'Swaz on a base with stippled core', Schinkel B.
S
SB, Screwback:
Schinkel, Schinkelform:
Sometimes misspelled Schinkle. A variant of the 1939 EKI and EKII named after the German Architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244077&highlight=schinkel
Schinkel A:
A EKI and EKII variant
Schinkel B:
A Round 3 EKII variant
Solder:
Metal alloy that are used to bind the framehalves together.
Soldering:
Spange:
1939 Spange to the 1914 Iron Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/spange/spange.htm
Spanish EK:
Stamp, mark:
See makers mark
Stamping, Stamped, manufacturing technique: 2 dies are put in a press. The raw material are then put in the middle and under heavy pressure pressed between the 2 dies.
Stippled:
Swastika, Swaz:
The symbol found on the front of 1939-45 Iron Crosses.
T
Texture, core:
See Stippled
U
Übergröße, Übergrösse, misspelled Ubergrosse:
A variant of the 1939 EKII, comes in 2 sizes. The larger one measures 46.5 - 47 mm across. The smaller one, the Little Brother, is the same cross that was filed down to match the size of a Standard EKII, 44mm.
V
Vaulted:
WXYZ
A
B
Bandring:
See ribbonring
Beading, bead:
The ribbed part of the frame. Finding special shaped beads is a good way of identifying a maker to a certain frame, it's like a fingerprint.
Beadstep:
Beveled edges:
Brandishing, brandished:
Brass:
Alloy made from copper and zink. Sometimes used to manufacture EK & RK cores and frames. Also used for plating cores before paint was applied and for making one piece Schinkel EK's.
C
Cast, casted:
Manufacturing technique used to make awards like Iron Crosses. The melted metal is poured into a mold, this makes the award look crude with pitting and mold edges. Known originals exsists but most of the casted crosses are fakes.
Clasp, part of pinback hardware:
Clasp, 1939 for the 1914 EK:
See Spange
COA:
Certificate Of Authenticity, a piece of paper stating the originality of a award given out by dealers and other "experts". Heavily misused and even faked. Always consider the actual piece you are buying, not the history behind it or some opinion by self acclaimed "experts".
Copy:
Core: Part of the '3 piece EK'. Die stamped (1870, 1914, 1939, 1957) or cast (1813, 1870, 1914) from Iron, Brass or Zink.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3294040&postcount=15
Crosshatching:
A flaw found on frames from several makers. The beads overlaps on the corners which looks like this ###
D
Die:
A manufacturing tool used for making frames and cores. See stamping, stamped
DK:
Deutsches Kreuz, German Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/german_cross/german_cross_main.htm
DKiG:
German Cross in Gold
DKiS:
German Cross in Silver
E
EK:
Eisernes Kreuz, Iron Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/ironcrossmain.htm
EKI, EK1:
'Iron Cross first class'
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/1st_class/ironcross1.htm
EKII, EK2:
'Iron Cross second class', lowest class of the award.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/2nd_class/ironcross_2.htm
F
Fake:
File marks:
Flanges: Flat outer part of frame. Sometimes brandished on 1939 EK's. A 1939 'Round 3' type EKII has beveled flanges.
Floch:
A type of fake sold by Johannes Floch.
(Link to Peter W's thread)
Frame:
Part of a cross, 2 framehalves and a core makes the normal 3 piece EK.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...4&postcount=10
Framehump:
G
German Silver:
See Nickel Silver
GK:
Grosskreuz, Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
H
Hardware:
Device on the back of EKI's and DK's used for attaching the cross to the uniform. There are 4 types, pinback, screwback, loops and ?.
Hinge:
Part of pinback hardware
Hump:
See framehump
I
Iron Cross:
A pretty, small wonder that most people love. Sometimes found in "variants" not very appreciated, aka fakes.
J
Jumpring:
K
L
Laquer: Clear paint found on frames, plated or solid, with high grade silver content. Makes the silver resist oxidation better.
LDO:
Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutscher Ordenshersteller.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/reserach_tools/ldo.htm
LDO-number:
Unique number that the LDO gave makers, this is found stamped on different parts of 1939 EK'S.
M
Makers mark:
Maker:
Manufacturer of awards
complete list: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/reserach_tools/ldo.htm
N
Needle:
See pin
Nickel Silver, Neusilber, New Silver:
A metal alloy of copper, nickel and sometimes zinc often used making frames for 1939 and 1914 EK's.
O
Obverse:
Front side of Cross
OL:
Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
OLS:
Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross
OLSD:
Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds to the Knights Cross
One piece:
Cross is made in one piece and not the more common 3 pieces. Can be both stamped and cast.
Oversize:
See Übergröße
Oxide, oxidation:
Chemical reaction some metals get from being exposed to moisture, sunlight and oxygen. Rust is a oxide sometimes found on iron cores. Frames gets grey, black, brown, yellow, green and rainbow colored oxide depending on what material was used for making them.
P
Paint:
Refered to the paint found on cores, flat (matte) or glossy black are the most common.
Patina:
The rugged look a cross gets over the years from oxidation, sun bleaching, scratches, nicks, dents and dirt.
PB, Pinback:
Pin, part of pinback hardware:
PKZ:
Präsidialkanzlei
PKZ-number:
PKZ gave each maker a unique number between 1-?. This is sometimes found stamped on different parts of 1939 EK'S.
Plated, plating: thin layer of metal alloy on top of a base metal. The plating is made to protect the base metal from oxidation or for enhancing the look of it. Silver plated frames are cheaper to manufacture than solid silver ones.
Prinzen, Prinzengröße, Prinzen size: A variant of EK's that are smaller in size than standard ones. At first they were made for Princes to fit their smaller uniforms. Later they were adopted by recipients who had to wear many awards, smaller awards save room and weight on the uniform. 3/4 and half size Prinzens are the most common ones.
QR
Reduktion:
See Prinzen
Reverse:
Backside of Cross
Ribbonring:
The ring on top of EKII's where the ribbon, or band, is attached. On most marked EKII's the maker mark can be found here.
RK:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Round 3:
A variant of the 1939 EKI and EKII. There are 5 known EKII types: Thick, Thin, Deschler, 'Swaz on a base with stippled core', Schinkel B.
S
SB, Screwback:
Schinkel, Schinkelform:
Sometimes misspelled Schinkle. A variant of the 1939 EKI and EKII named after the German Architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244077&highlight=schinkel
Schinkel A:
A EKI and EKII variant
Schinkel B:
A Round 3 EKII variant
Solder:
Metal alloy that are used to bind the framehalves together.
Soldering:
Spange:
1939 Spange to the 1914 Iron Cross
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/spange/spange.htm
Spanish EK:
Stamp, mark:
See makers mark
Stamping, Stamped, manufacturing technique: 2 dies are put in a press. The raw material are then put in the middle and under heavy pressure pressed between the 2 dies.
Stippled:
Swastika, Swaz:
The symbol found on the front of 1939-45 Iron Crosses.
T
Texture, core:
See Stippled
U
Übergröße, Übergrösse, misspelled Ubergrosse:
A variant of the 1939 EKII, comes in 2 sizes. The larger one measures 46.5 - 47 mm across. The smaller one, the Little Brother, is the same cross that was filed down to match the size of a Standard EKII, 44mm.
V
Vaulted:
WXYZ
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