Jim R

I would like your opinion on this 11 place ribbon bar, the maker is Kokke, Frankfurter Alle, Berlin. I bought it at SOS this year for my collection (spanges). Jim

This one is harder to find than the Schinkle-B. I have only seen one offered and he was selling priced like an EKII. By the time I seen it (5 mins) it was long gone. Jim

Beautiful piece, indeed. I am dreaming about EK2 1939 mini on Godet´s buttonhole device. If somebody knows some, I would like to see the pictures, at least.

Regards.

I have this one, it is a 14mm. Jim

I received this minature yesterday and it will be a fine addition to my EKI screwback collection. It also came with a minature case. These are rare or very difficult to find.

Cross measurements:

Height: 15.24 mm

Width: 15.54

Case

Width: 50.83 mm

Length: 52.39 mm

Thick: 19.09 mm

Jim

Send it back, it is post war. The give-a-way is the catch, no TR crosses had this catch until after the war and they were made by Souval.

I recently seen this book and it is more into the history of the Iron Cross than individual crosses themselves, although there are pictures of some but not all makers. I don't read German but I don't think it is a good reference book for the EK. But I could be wrong. Jim

This spange is never marked. Yes spanges like EKs is a minefield and you should always ask before buying, I have a lot and still ask. Jim

It is a Ziemer & Sohn or also known as the big eye. Jim

I agree that the cross has been denazified and then someone added a swastika later (I have not seen this style of swastika on any of my crosses). Jim

Chris,

The EKII is an L/18 - B.H. Mayers and the EKI is by Unknown maker.

Jim

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Hi Chris

I have a round EK1 that is listed as a Wiedmann and I think it is the same as yours (except yours is Boerger).

Here is a picture of three of mine (one has a prong missing), am still looking for the round type. Jim

PK, there are four diiferent prong types that Boerger used - four prongs one each corner, four prong center (two top, two bottom), four prongs (round prongs instead of flat), two prongs center. Jim

I think it is a fake, I have all known round 3's and none of them have the thin date. I think this is the new brand being produced (forgot what country). Jim

Can anyone help me with this cross - is it a fake. looks alot different to the ones im used to seeing

This is my collection of Schinkels. I just received my last ones today a Juncker EKI & EKII. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to my collecting colleages. Jim

No thoughts at all? Looks good to Nick and I... again just super mint condition... but would love some confirmations one way or the other if anyone cares to comment.

Thanks!

Dan

Dan,

Looks like a Deumer Schinkel and most of them I have seen are in almost mint condition.

Jim

For everyone interested I have loaded all of my EKI Scewbacks into the Image Gallery. Jim

Another converted cross is the L/19. This cross was done by a jeweler and you can see where the hinge and catch was.

I want to thank everyone for their comments. Jim

excellent collection!

any chance of a peek at the reverse of the .800 marked and field-made examples?

Eric, I posted them in the Iron Cross section http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46689&pid=430510&st=0&#entry430510

Jim

EKI 800

Per request from the Collection forum here are pictures of my EKI marked 800 and the field made EKI.

After four years of putting this set together with a lot of help from collector friends I have finally completed this collection. My next project will completing my Spange collection. Jim

Hi,

The rust and dirt are covering most of the features I would like to see,

but the maker mark on the disc looks like a '51' to me.

That mark and the lack of an anti-spin device would be enough to warn me off this one.

Regards - Danny

Can you remove the disc and see if there is an anti-rotation pin setting low? Also, there is no known maker 51 for screwbacks. Check and see what maker is stamped on the disc, although I have not seen this stamp used by any maker (I have screwbacks by all known makers except L/14). Jim

Yes, their LDO code was L/57. Jim