Well... I like the 100 pound price and the 1000 pound buy it now! If someone was not reading it correctly, they might think that the buy it now was 100 pounds. 1. The date on the EK2 does not look like "1939". 2. Spange on a 1939 EK2? 3. IMHO, the 1939 clasp is fake. Am I close? Oh... the story is a lot of fun too... An amazing item for sale and the last from my late uncle's collection. To the serious collector, I offer you the chance to own an original EKII c/w 1939 Spange. Originally made in three parts - a backing plate, a central core and front plate, this type of medal is the most valuable but, as the war progressed and materials became scarce, the medal was massed produced as a single forging and sadly, issued on the same basis - more probably as not, as a morale booster. The shape of the medal is derived from the Formee and Maltese Crosses, and is the only German medal that does not display Oak or Laurel leaves. The Obverse shows the crooked Swastika at the heart of the medal and the year 1939 at the foot, whilst the Reverse shows the year 1813. A Ribbon of the national colours - Black - Silver - Red - Silver - Black is suspended through a ring, itself stamped with the number '3' - indicating the medal was manufactured by Wilhelm Deumer of Ludenscheld. The 1939 'Spange' was most commonly manufactured from zinc although others were made from a material called 'Tomback'. The Obverse shows the German eagle clutching a crooked Swastika inside a wreath of Oakleaves above a Trapezoid indicating year of manufacture - 1939 whilst the Reverse is clean except for the makers mark L13 - indicating it was made by Paul Maybaeur. I speak as a complete Iron Cross amateur, as I have not studied them, so please be gentle!