Eric Stahlhut

another bavarian 1814 plus mini. full size is struck in gold.

david, perhaps you could ask for the product (or a comparable substance) at a local motorcycle parts shop or a marine repair shop. i think i once read that the application of WD40 on crosses is a bad idea--it doesn't dry, and can damage the finish (or remaining finish) on a core.

thank you very much for the translation! :cheers:

thanks tom! i will get some of this boeing product and put it to good use...i recently discovered that 20-30 eks i had in storage suffered varying degrees of damage thanks to a malfunctioning sprinkler system...basically one riker board...just glad it wasn't ALL of them. cheers!

and it's ok with all of the different types of laquer,paint,blueing agents, etc. applied to the core?

i quite like the dalek despite having always thought dr. who was ueber lame-much better auction than the bob! tom, i don't want to get into a vicious bidding war with you (hackles up,snarling,spitting) so i guess you get dibs on the ALARM! clock

i think the sleeve insignia is for former soldiers who served in southwest africa during ww1

there's a guy in israel who claims this represents an austrian or german 'Bund Juedischer Frontsoldaten'. i think it's pretty interesting! it's a fairly large badge. has anyone seen this item or heard of such an organization before? unfortunately, no image of reverse. yet.

wowee-- a bob cross. bavaria-oldenburg-bulgaria. very RARE indeed!

if i wasn't so hung over from last night's debauchery and finished cleaning up the debris, i'd be tempted to write a haiku. cheers, joe!

the soldering of the hinge is so smooth and uniform it almost looks like a base plate. the nicely tapered pin meets a sturdy catch. the corners of the arms are rounded. unmarked for siver content, but indubitably of a higher grade. at least .900

the unknown (to me anyway) makers of this cross obviously took pride in their product.

K.A.G. used several types of hinges and pins. also the catch placement varies. sometimes it's lower down on the arm of the cross. the hinge system on this one is also found on crosses made by Friedlander. the shape of the pin on this one seems odd to me (i don't mean that in a negative sense).

as far as i can tell, it reads: ' festung verdun 1916 alois horwitz' all in all a cross with lots of character...

by now you have noticed the markings on the back-- but if you hold it in your hand and glance at it, it's almost impossible to see the etchings. it was kinda tough to get the right angle/light for them to come out decently:

notice how the pin has been detached and knurled a bit, tip seems to have been sharpened

bet this one saw some action

that's pretty neat! did this club have full-size badges too, or did they merely use smaller insignia?

that's a very interesting proof mark! are you sure it isn't a V with a line under it? may i see a closer pic of the mark from a different angle? thanks in advance! if i recall correctly we did an interesting thread on another forum about 5 or 6 years ago pertaining to these marks on the underside of EK1 pins. one can encounter symbols, numbers, and letters. i don't know if a common concensus was ever reached concerning the significance of these markings.

no sir, it is finished on the reverse, tho. it has two prongs affixed. could have been altered from a stickpin, i guess

nice item! everyone else got to wear these: