How to tell if an Iron Cross is real or not

If these apply you can be 99% sure its real
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[@broadstken]

The magnet test is not 100% accurate, some Kriegsmarine issued EK's have a brass core. These can be found in both WW1 and WW2 EK's. Also some of the repros coming out of China now are actual three piece construction and have magnetic cores. They can be VERY hard to detect, especially if they've been artificially aged. There are some tells on them though, and from handling genuine crosses you'll get a feel for what's right or wrong. As I remember the weight of the repros is also different from the real ones

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

Thanks for the info bud

[@mikehelms3063]

Non magnetic iron crosses do excist and are real, there is no such thing as a Kriegsmarine iron cross, as someone states in a comment...

[@grahamwarford5452]

Instead of paper I use feeler gauges.

[@sovpha]

Hi, The ribbons are new. If you want to check if they are 100% real, do some closeup pics and check out any large fb iron cross group. Have a great evening.

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

What does fb mean? Thanks in advance!

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

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[@byeyaveanicetime6520]

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Unfortunately none of the 3 methods is really meaningful. Genuine non-magnetic EKs exist, well made pieces don’t have a gap where you could slip a paper in and many don’t have manufacturer markings as you pointed out and fakers often do apply manufacturing markings.

[@richardneagle3177]

Really interesting and informative 👍

[@KougatWheat2915]

Now time to find one

[@Calvaria_real]

what is a good site to order iron crosses?

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

Weitze.com

[@Calvaria_real]

@@PoliticsandHistoryGoober what about ones that are replicas and aren't real ones, i don't have 16000 dollars

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

@@Calvaria_real real iron crosses are 50-200 euros

[@shepperdwright3557]

Both fake. Cut the bs.

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

What makes you think that?

[@davidmichaud1490]

A realy bad Video.

[@PoliticsandHistoryGoober]

Just that without actual criticism, good one!