John333 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 How do you tell the difference between a pre and post 1945 EK1 souval and is this an early war iron cross ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John333 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Clearer photo of the front 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Hi John, war time Souvals had a wire type retaining catch, as far as I know this is the only way to tell for sure as Souval continued to make these crosses into the 1970's. I think it's impossible to tell on the flat type retaining catch which you have posted whither it's war time or not, but the consensus seems to be the flat type retaining catches are post war until proven otherwise. Here is the wire type retaining catch which is accepted as wartime. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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