Chris Boonzaier Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 dont really collect crosses... but bought this a couple of years ago. Of course it was original! The quality was there.... Of course, I did not wonder about it being a flatback - screwback, which i have never really seen before for WW1... Rubbing some dirt off the back showed the backplate was made of a copper like material.... So... the front rim and core must have come from an original EK2, everything on the back fake..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The core looks like a KO core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yes-a so called "Frankenstein" ! Micha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Indeed typical Frankenstein. But flat screw back crosses do exist, after all. Check this one out. It's one piece made and from steel. Totally not what one would expect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stahlhut Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) another point to add: crosses with silvered brass backplates and real silver frames did indeed exist. i have a prinzen example that shares this characteristic, and i'm pretty sure i have at least one full-sized specimen as well. as a result, the two points used to determine this cross's originality can't absolutely preclude the authenticity of the cross, in my opinion. a lot of weird things happened in the interim years when construction criteria went out the window. all sorts of materials were used during the post-war recession. p.s. the cross that chris had now resides somewhere within the curio/debatable/really, really, really, good fakes section of my humble collection. Edited March 10, 2013 by Eric Stahlhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sorry Eric, I realised I did not mail all the items I had in the auction, the Gebirgsjäger paper I forgot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stahlhut Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 lol Sorry Eric, I realised I did not mail all the items I had in the auction, the Gebirgsjäger paper I forgot!! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 I should have kept a screen shot of that ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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