Spange iron cross Ist class

[Cesare Cornia]

hello do you know something about that? it's new for me, I can't find anything in books

[fredswiss]

I'm not an expert on these but I believe it's a reproduction. Let's see what others think.

[ben bijker]

Not good, but they are working on it.
It's getting more and more convincing.

[Cesare Cornia]

I can't say if it's a fake of an original or simply a fantasy, it's the first time I see it
the mouth of the eagle looks so strange,the surface of the reverse too, it seems a metal like zinc, but maybe it's cast
I have only these pictures

[reichenberg]

Certainly not good. I think it's cast but an attempt has been made to hide the fact.

[CMSgt]

spange

Fake, and as Ben said they are working on making good ones. Jim

[ben bijker]

First time I saw this clasp it was attached to a 1914 ek1, with a nice "medallion" soldered to the reverse, marked for Juncker

All fake, and if I recall well, at least 10 years ago....

Later DN sold one marked L/57

Since then I have seen them with a number of different marks, and they are working on the hinge as well.

Close, but no cigar..

And indeed, it looks like a cast fake.

[Gew44]

IMHO not original = cast reproduction