Iron Cross 1st Class

[Mannequin]

Hello,

Thats a good one, right? Do you know the period of producing?
Thanks and best regards

[Mannequin]

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[Mannequin]

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[Dietrich Maerz]

Production past late 1942 earliest.

[AndyC]

You have a nice original Zimmermann there



Andy

[Eklipse]

Production past late 1942 earliest.

Dietrich means that as it is marked with the PZK number, and that these number began to be marked in late 1942 (or later) , this original CF Zimmermann EK1 would be made from this date to the end of the war.

[Mannequin]

Production past late 1942 earliest.

Thanks a lot for quick reply.
But sure before 1945? So I mean late 1942 - middle/late 1944?

And sure pre 9th may 1945 piece, right?

[Eklipse]

Euronymous wrote in another thread, about the Zimmermann factory fire during the bombing (I'll copy and paste):

Please read that article: http://cq-cq.eu/pf45.html

CF Zimmermann adress was: Luisenstraße 55 Pforzheim 

The name of that street stayed the same after the war even today.

[Eklipse]

There are many fakes marked 20, but due to the bombing no postwar production from CF Zimmermann is known, so this EK1 is war production.

[Euronymous]

Yes, guys are right. A nice CF Zimmermann, 100% wartime production

[Douglas 5]

Same here

Douglas

[Mannequin]

Thanks a lot for the replies!!! Top, I am happy to get this piece!