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    Eric Stahlhut

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    1. here's a cross that originally started out as an expensive private purchase piece (cast iron core, higher silver content, nicely polished and rounded cross arm tips) that the owner had to repair instead of merely purchasing a replacement. i wager this particular cross witnessed quite a few interesting events unfold...

      i particularly like the replacement pin style--it's unwittingly reminiscent of a wachtler & lange pin from a hamburger feld ehrenzeichen or a gau badge from the 30s.

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2013/post-4736-0-52476400-1388265701.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2013/post-4736-0-20041000-1388265733.jpg

    2. here's one that i have yet to identify...at first i thought it was a klein & quenzer (based on the hinge/pin assembly), but the core is all wrong-- however, the crown is quite distinctive in an ugly sort of way--almost deformed, but it's merely the angle of the foto.

      the frames are definitely silver, although unmarked for content. cross weighs 12.4 grams and measures 42.5 mm

      this particular combination of hinge/pin system is seldom encountered on '14 ek1s, and is very finely affixed to the frame

      i really can't see this type of cross being worn on a daily basis without being torn from a tunic. sometimes collectors refer to these lightweight examples as "parade crosses".

      also, the catch is affixed to the frame with a minute amount of solder as well. all in all, quite the delicate cross!

    3. yep, both AWS examples have had their pins replaced with other contemporary (or 30s/40s) styles. as glenn states, the proprietary type of pin for AWS is either a coke bottle style or a thin round pin, with a blunted end or an extremely sharp pointy end.

      all four are very nice!

    4. hiya, greg!

      i agree... now have a look at the reverse:

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-4736-0-95325300-1374939247.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-4736-0-03220100-1374939288.jpg

      it seems to have been fabricated with the intent of affixing to a war chronicle book, or something along those lines.

      it certainly looks like they used the original dies for the ek to make this. the core is quite rigid, but very fine and i'd wager it would snap or crack with a little pressure. the absence of a backing plate has left it relatively fragile, and i can't imagine that very many of these survived over the last 100+ years

    5. before i show the reverse, i'd like to garner opinions on the obverse...

      any opinions on the core?

      it's extremely magnetic

      http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-4736-0-03285200-1374776529.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-4736-0-30667500-1374776566.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-4736-0-77046300-1374776590.jpg

      one more view

    6. hiya chris,

      that's a decent wild guess, and i follow your logic--but if you take a peek at glenn r's example (shown above in last link of first post), you will notice that his guy was in the infantry.

      i have a feeling that these holes were done after the owner was obligated to wear the award on a daily basis--hence the altered reverses.

    7. mr. danner,

      thank you for the time and effort involved in forwarding information regarding this chap. hopefully i can return the favor at some point in the future!

      he seems to have had a busy time as an ordnance officer, and a rough time of it as well, based on the notes regarding his various ailments.

      best regards, eric

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