Obergefreiter Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 He has this listed for about 700 US. Since I'll never be able to afford a period piece, what are the opinions on this one. Other than being made in the 30's or 40's, is it the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streptile Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 This piece is a fake made within the past few years. It can be found with cores from 1870 to 1939, and a wide variety of different hardware. A very good "tell" for this fake is the highly distinctive frame -- both the shape, which is unlike any period cross from any maker save perhaps Meybauer. The hardware resembles some period original Anti-Partisan Badges, but is not an exact duplicate of that style, and the cores (from whichever period) are always wrong, although the Schinkel core is a reasonable facsimilie of the Deumer type. I have photos of this fake in all its incarnations which I can post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obergefreiter Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Well, Streptile, what can I say? As much as I want an 1870 EK1, I don't need any more fishing lures in my tackle box. Thanks for saving me 700 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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