Attractive - and scarely seen! - 'Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse' (or: iron cross 2nd class) being an early-period, non-maker-marked- and/or magnetic specimen as executed in the so-called: 'semi-Schinkel'-pattern as produced by a to date unidentified maker

The attractive - and with certainty early-war-period and scarcely found! - award comes together with its folded (never mounted- nor confectioned and full length) bright-red-coloured (and approx. 29 cms. long-sized-) ribbon (ie. 'Bandabschnitt'). The cross - which is void of any makers'-signification as is more often encountered - has never been cleaned nor polished and retains a very nice and attractive age-patina (the piece has lost its so-called: 'hochpolierte Kanten' or: polished sides and is truly tarnished over the years as can be seen on the pictures). The cross shows a very nicely preserved, black-finished (ie. satin-like) 'core' that is void of any real damage or alike (no paint-loss is noticable as can be seen on the pictures). It does, however, show some dirt- ie. dust but has truly retained pronounced detail. The differences between a 'semi-Schinkel'-form cross - which is in fact a somewhat smaller-sized variant as mounted in a WWI-type IC-rim - and a 'regular' type IC can easily be spotted when compared next to a regular format IC. The cross is a typical magnetic example that was produced by a to date still unidentified maker. It should be noted that these early-type 'semi-Schinkel'-ICs can easily be graded 'scarce'. Simply a nice occasion to acquire a neat so-called: 'semi-Schinkel'-IC 2nd class-variant for a competitive price!

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