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Can someone please explain why some EK 2 have different types of swastika - some high and wide and some thin and low?

Thanks

Different makers.

Different fakers.

There were a large number of makers of period EK II's. Thus the variants.

There are abundant post war fakes/reproductions also.

Do you have a specific example you might wish to post?

--dj--Joe

I cant seem to load an image any advice on how to do this ?

Info is posted in a couple of different places on the site, but here it is again

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Hi Joe


Do you mean, post fake variants? Or post real variants? I have a fullblown 100% unmistakable undeniable not-even-tryin-to-hide-it-or-maybe-just-a-little fake EKI 1914, screwback. I could post it if you want, to show 1 fake? But Ill do it with a Winnie-the-Pooh'ish backgroundsetting! Just to avoid any missunderstanding

KR

K, that is a good point. There are post war fakes and post war original 57 copies that some have taken the 57 core from and placed a fake core in the frame.
Post your cross please.

--dj--Joe

Vern

great - thanks for the info !

some examples

Dagger6, if you are following this thread also
http://phpstack-500133-1583587.cloudwaysapps.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=225423&nt=2&page=1
you can see some other variants and the maker marks.

--dj--Joe

Thanks - very nice photos by Ricardo, nice EK as well.

I had read recently that EK cores were struck from a single master, apparently this is incorrect

I would say incorrect since there are round 3 variants and Schienkelform crosses and larger �bergrosse crosses. There are one piece crosses as well.

--dj--Joe

Thanks - one nice thing about these is there is always something to learn.

Hi Joe!



I have 1 of each! Ill post "my" 57er in another topic, you probably have 1 for such crosses? Ill go see.



Can do! But, beware, its very fake! It cant be unfake, whatsoever! Mind the setting! I was helped by my favourite elephant, Elmer! I love Elmer very much, and he can play with toys anytime he wants, toys like this cross

Its a 3 piece construction? Or, 4 then, if you cant the twist-on-twist-off backplate? The core is lose, the cross rattles if you shake it. Its not a vaulted cross? Just, straight as ... well, just plain flat. Some silvermarks, I guess, but, nothing that could fool any 1 of you!

Enjoy,
KR

Hi Karin,

A very nice EK1 copy with a very original Elmer elephant.

I have a fake too, it's a one piece WWII EK1, seems to me it was casted in a soft metal from a original one.

Sorry, no original elephant fake EK1 decorated, only a fake Chin-chin monkey from Speed-Racer series:

*ROFLOL* The monkey is SO cute! Tell him I said hi!