Ek-1 1941

[Killjoy]

This is another of many items in the collection I have been ask to sell, can anyone tell me if it is genuine?

[Killjoy]

This is another of many items in the collection I have been ask to sell, can anyone tell me if it is genuine?

try again

[Killjoy]

try again

back side

[Killjoy]

back side

EK-2 1941

[Killjoy]

EK-2 1941

reverse of EK-2

[Dietrich Maerz]

Hi,

could you post the reverse of the cross with the pin open please. It looks like a propaganda cross made by the Sovjets in 1941 and - if real - is fairly rare since only 500 seem to have been produced. Which leads me to believe, as a first thought, that this might not be the real deal. Better pictures of the front beading might also help.

Dietrich

[GELIS44]

fake!!

Totally wrong. Look at the date. I think I am even safe to say these are fakes. lol.

nate

[Darrell]

Totally wrong. Look at the date. I think I am even safe to say these are fakes. lol.

nate

That was the date that these Russian propaganda pieces were made with nate. Dietrich has a point. Rare if real.

[Dietrich Maerz]

Nate,


do you have an original 1941 Sovjet propaganda cross or picture of an original to compare the date to? If so (and I think you must since you said the date is wrong), please post!

Dietrich

[Killjoy]

Hi,

could you post the reverse of the cross with the pin open please. It looks like a propaganda cross made by the Sovjets in 1941 and - if real - is fairly rare since only 500 seem to have been produced. Which leads me to believe, as a first thought, that this might not be the real deal. Better pictures of the front beading might also help.

Dietrich

try this

[Killjoy]

try this

open catch

[Dietrich Maerz]

The original sovjet propaganda cross has no "dots" above the "U" in the word FÜR, i.e is mis-spelled "FUR".

Dietrich

[Darrell]

The original sovjet propaganda cross has no "dots" above the "U" in the word FÜR, i.e is mis-spelled "FUR".

Dietrich

Gordon's "Iron Cross of 1939" has a picture of one of these crosses on page 158. No ".." above the U in FUR.

[Dietrich Maerz]

Gordon's "Iron Cross of 1939" has a picture of one of these crosses on page 158. No ".." above the U in FUR.

Thats exactly what I said...

Dietrich

[Darrell]

Thats exactly what I said...

Dietrich

I know .. I was just refering to an example posted by Gordon. You don't see many published photos of these crosses.