armybrat43

Here is the second pic at a angle

This is getting very interesting and I'am learning a great deal, thanks to all who have replied. I have taken several more pictures in a differnt light and at differnt angles. Also, going back to the packet for the EKII. My wife emailed the individual she purchased the medal (EKII) and packet from. He ststes that the medal and packet were both bought from a estate of a german soldier (as listed in the first part of this thread) in 1968 in Dresden germany. And is more then willing to refund any money. And that the packet is original and was with the EKII. Also a update from the individual who sold my wife the EKI. He is also willing to trade the cross or give a full refund. And also states that he had let several dealers in Saint Louis inspect the cross and that they validated it as being original.

hankmeister Thank you very much for the added info on this individual. I was also thinking that he was reassigned in 43 from a construction company to a pioneer company. Is there anyway to find this out for sure?

Acording to Darrell this EK I is a fake, now I'm a little confused, or are you just joking? And a happy new year to you to

Darrell Here is a picture of one of the edges of the fake EKI

Darrell No means of measurement for something this small here. But you are correct about the fake cross being heavier then my other 2 are. We have contacted the individual who sold the EKI as a original item. I believe that he may have just been mistaken about the originality of the item. But I will know for sure when he responds. According to my wife, in his listing he states to have several more EKs. If I find he is knowingly selling fakes as originals I will post the sellers handle here so others can watch out for him.

And finally the weapons issue page. These are a few pages from this book, if anyone wants me to post more let me know.

unkown page 5

unkown page 4

unkown page 3

unkown page 2

Unkown page, any info welcomed

unit assignment page, construction company, (or as my wife calls him, "ditch digger")

awards he recieved page, any help on further translation is more then welcomed

I believe this page to record of pay he recieved.

Page 1 and pic of soldier

I recently picked up this soldbuch and a wehrpas. I can speak and read some german and have pretty much figured out the wehrpas. But my german is rusty and the person I go for help (mother) eyes aren't to good these days. I know that this individual served in a construction company and saw duty in the eastern front. I also know that he recieved the Eastern Front medal. He was also issued a K98K with bayonet, and the other normal issue items. I still have several pages that I'm working on translating and any help from fellow collectors would be great. first pic is of the awards he recieved.

I believe the problem with the packet is that it has a left hand fold on the back (where the paper tab folds over ) when it should have a right hand fold, and also it is not maker marked. Darrell The EKI that is missing the pin also does not have a magnetic core, the other 2 EKs do. That was also something that caused me to have doubts about the EKI. Also, have there been any EKs that have brass core type fakes spotted?

Darrell Thanks for the info, I had my doubts about the spange and the EKI without the pin. The main reason was the way the pin and hook was missing. It looked to clean a break and also looked intentional. I think she said something about sending the EKI back because the dealer claimed it to be original. The spange and WW1 EK were given to me a long time ago so no invest lost on it. maybe others can learn from the fake items

spange front

Here is the front of the 1938 EKI (sorry had to resize even smaller

close up of hallmark

Spange back

WW1 EKII with spange

Back of EKII and packet