joe campbell

a recent pickup.

this is a 1914 EK 1 screwback in nice condition.

the reverse of the cross itself is stamped with a square box.

the reverse of the screwback is stamped with

VICTORIA DRGM.

am i making a BIG leap here, or does this

associate the two.

i look forward to your thoughts.

enjoy!

joe

doggone you guys are good!

very interesting to watch this

sequence. and the medal display

is beautiful.

thanks for an interesting read!

joe

i spend HOURS at shows looking at 1914 EK 2 MM's,

and while i see these from time to time, it is NOT one

of the more common ones i see. in fact, looking at my

MM list, it was one of my more recent finds. while that is not

a "scientific" fact, it means i looked through a lot of crosses

before i found an example. (i now have 66 variations)

as they say in NC, "you got you a gudun' there, boy!"

best,

joe

okay, well now i have to compliment AND grovel....

i have 1914 EK 2's to trade (or buy) for a '57er

with a '39 frame,

AND

you have a SWEET example of just exactly that.

well done!

joe

that's got my vote!

hint for looking at these:

ribbon off;

when you find the MM, look at

it from all different perspectives;

don't forget to examine the eye of the cross.

that's a nice one!

joe

darrell-

would this last one then be a leftover

1939 frame?

thanks.

joe

....a little known fact....

mr claus is a RABID imperial collector amd

also has a special interest in imperial russian.

why do you think he was named st. NICHOLAS????

at any rate, andreas, i hope he's good to you!

joe

details...

YES!

thanks,

joe

thanks, andreas.

i couldn't figure out what made the

obverse look like it does.

the reverse tells the story.

you have a real gem.

joe

like a kid in a candy store.....

andreas, a beautiful star! could

we see the reverse?

thanks to all for these incredible contributions.

any of these deserve a thread on their own.

joe

well that puts it in perspective....

i was trying to put that grat big cross into

that tiny little.....

oh, never mind.....

thanks for the pictures, tom!

joe

daniel-

enjoyable there!

enjoyable here!

welcome and best wishes!

joe

reverse.

similar construction to the frauen und jungfrauen cross

joe

a Christmas present from a friend...

it's MINE!!!

thank you for finding it. i lost it last week near

the post office...

seriously, it is magnificent!

could i ask you to identify the pieces in the fourth

and seventh positions.

you find wonderful pieces!

joe

darrell-

so THAT'S where they all went...

very nice collection!

joe

i have seen an example ot two of the frauen und jungfrauen

case, and this definately jumped into my mind upon seeing

the above case.

i am not sure, however, that the innards accomodate it.

beautiful case, nevertheless!

joe

thank you, andreas!

another piece of the puzzle added and answered.

joe

andreas-

i see what you mean about the gold content...

especially from the reverse.

was there a first layer of enamel(white) as a "filler"

overlaid by the typical blue enamel? the reverse of

your PLM gives it this appearance.

thank you for your comments.

joe

many thanks,FD!!

joe

much obliged, andreas!

it appears you have a fine example

there, and iwould assume solid gold.

thank you.

joe

andreas-

would you be so kind as to give some background

for this PLM?

recipient?

date of manufacture?

etc.

i am wading through "prussian blue",

but am still in the introductory chapters.

my thanks,

joe

yalta?

don-

i think that CLEARLY qualifies as an entry for your

own thread on best deals....

well done!!

joe

reverse

joe