German gross ``EK `

[Notsu]

My first dug off german gross

 

[Digger RJ]

My first dug off german gross

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Is it Sterling?

 

[Lenrac2]

Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Is it Sterling?

I forget the German standard for Silver but it's not the Sterling standard as far as I'm aware. It's something like 800 or 835, not sure. But it does look silver.

 

[Digger RJ]

I forget the German standard for Silver but it's not the Sterling standard as far as I'm aware. It's something like 800 or 835, not sure. But it does look silver.

Very Nice!!!

 

[jewelerguy]

considering the black insert in it is in fact actually iron, it's held up really well. Very cool find!

 

[pepperj]

Well done on the recovery.
Here's a bit of history written up on the Iron Cross

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great piece of history - congrats !

 

[oldmxrat]

Super cool find and great job cleaning it up, congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

it is in fact actually iron, it's held up really well.

Wow, heard of Iron Crosses, know nothing about them really, but your right if iron its amazing condition.

 

[Westfront]

considering the black insert in it is in fact actually iron, it's held up really well. Very cool find!

Most are rusted out and only the silver frame survives....
There are zinc versions out there too.

 

[Westfront]

I forget the German standard for Silver but it's not the Sterling standard as far as I'm aware. It's something like 800 or 835, not sure. But it does look silver.

Good eye. EK's have the 800 Silver frame.