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Thanks Derek, nice photo. I received some photos that I won at ebay. It's a burial of the Hauptsturmf?hrer of the 2nd Reiterschwadron and some more men. The seller translated all of the text of the backside but not the rank and name. I believe it to be Hauptsturmf?hrer G?rtz. G?rtz is my best guess since he was the commander the 2nd squadron in SS-Kav.-Reg 1. According to "Riding East" (page 151) G?rtz died 18th of March 1942. Translation: "Der Schimmel ist das Pferd von dem gefallenen [Haupsturmf?hrer G?rtz] der 2. SS Reiterschwadron in Cholm". I guess "Schimmel" is a type of horse? Regards, Stefan

Thanks Derek. Are you guys in the thread collectors of SS-Kavallerie (items, documents, ...)? I am a beginner in this niche so it would be fun to see what you have more Cheers, Stefan

Yepp, I agree... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9944 Cheers, Stefan

Thanks Derek, nice picture. Do you know anything more about it - what unit it might be? I just missed out on several good SS-Reiter pictures on german ebay. The seller got an offer and closed the auctions Cheers, Stefan

Sorry, it seems I removed it. Here's the link again: http://www.anbratt.se/helmets/1813ek2/ Cheers, Stefan

Hi Robin! Is that your photo? Do you have the whole picture to show? Cheers, Stefan

Hello! I thought I should start a new thread regarding the discussion about my 1813 EK2. On http://www.sammlergemeinschaft-deutscherauszeichnungen.net/ it was said that this was a copy. The certificate from Nimmergut says it's ok. But then Uwe at http://www.bretzendorfer.de/ helped me out and came to the conclusion that it was not good and that even Nimmergut should have seen it. Right now I got a reply from Detlev that he too thinks it's a top quality copy. Huesken also believes it is a copy. Everything settled with the dealer - I get my money back Cheers, Stefan

Monsun: I belive I missed your reply. Yes, that should be enough for the Destryer's badge Too bad you had to sell/trade it away. Cheers, Stefan

They are from 1943, no doubts of that. But after the change in 1958 they are called m/39-58, post war altered WW2 uniform one can say. The price of m/39-58 in Sweden are about 5 EUR per jacket or trouser. The cost for a m/39 is 25-45 EUR and not that easy to find. Cheers, Stefan

Ok I'll see what I can find... /Stefan

Anyone saved some pictures from the 1813 EK auctions - #665, #666, #668? /Stefan

http://www.mortonandeden.com/pdfcats/21web.pdf Nice helmet story at #76 /Stefan

Nice cross Dan Is the ribbon original? Regards, Stefan

Here we go... ACB = "Arm?ns Centrala Bekl?dnadsf?rr?d", army's central clothing storage. Cheers, Stefan

BTW - I got some nice helmets for your uniform /S

Hello, I belive your uniform is a m/39-58. In 1958 they added pockets on the back of the jacket and on the trousers. That's why the colour is different on your trousers. Also the arm pit was altered and the end of the trousers. I'll see if I can find what "ACB" stands for. Sweden had a couple of 100-thousands soldiers along our borders during WW2. The uniform could be pre-WW1 models up to the latest & greatest m/39 Cheers, Stefan

Hi! Here it is in a group that was sold at http://www.auktionsverket.se/ ("Kataloger" --> "Vapen och Militaria" --> item 5499). Regards, Stefan

Thanks for your reply Dan. Yes, I also don't belive it's an EK from 1813. It's more a combination of the C3 and C4 crosses in Heyde's book. I belive that the outer rims of the 1813 made EKs didn't have that shape, it should be more like the C4 EK, if I've understood the manufacturing right. Now when I've studied the bump a bit more, I think it's some sort of repair at the back of the ring. I'll see if I can take some photos next weekend. Tom: Great to see another cross. Keep 'em coming Regards, Stefan

Hi, since I had my early 1813 EK2 questioned at another forum I thought I could see what you guys think. It's regarding the "bump" on the eylet and the upper finger. It's clearly seen on the Tony's cross. Is that a sign of a bad cross? The pictures in the EK books I have (Heyde, Bowen, Previtera) don't show any examples, from what I can see, except Bowen that has a EK from a german army museum with a large bump. This is my other 1813 EK2 on the attached pictures. I sent it to Nimmergut and got it described as an early EK from 1813. I will now send it down to Detlev for a 2nd opinion... Cheers, Stefan

Hello! Here's my wide 1813 EK2 to compare with. It's from late 1835-39 production. It's very worn. Width: 42.2 mm Height: 42.9 mm Finger widths: 25.1-25.6 mm /Stefan

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