Eric Stahlhut

ah, thank you jens.

so andre huesken was wrong?

p.s. not to mention the fahnenmedaille 25 or 50...usw

there are actually 4 classes: a pinback star, a neck cross, a pinback cross, and a ribboned cross.

clarification:

verbands-ehrenzeichen sonderstufe (steckstern)

ehrenkreuz 1. klasse (halskreuz)

ehrenkreuz 2. klasse (steckkreuz)

ehrenkreuz 3. klasse (am band)

:cheers:

view of prongs and catch

core comparison

the 'dimple' is very similar to the one on this (uncleaned) heavily vaulted example that also has hinge and catch plates.

an interesting feature about the vault: while it is perfectly uniform and deep, there is a circular 'dimple' in the center of the arms on the reverse.

deeply vaulted

there are actually 4 classes: a pinback star, a neck cross, a pinback cross, and a ribboned cross.

p.s. i believe the flat versions are a bit more seldom encountered

hello steve

as your example appears to be vaulted, i figured i'd add a flat example. this one has has been weathered

reinforced catch. a similar cross can be viewed on page 191 of 'the iron time'

vaulted

Eric,

you have found your king Ludwig Fries?

http://www.sgnes.de/

Uwe

aha, thank you very much, uwe! :cheers:

please take a look at page 194 of 'the iron time'

my fave

schuetzenkoenig

very nice!

one encounters this particular type of pin/hinge system on a wide array of 20/30s veteran's organization awards

hello richard,

to me, the core seems quite generic for these later crosses. it's this specific pin assembly that i haven't come across before.

?

upper portion of pin

heavy vault, magnetic

i'm not sure if i'm supposed to revive old topics.

it's perfectly fine to revive old topics--that's why we keep them around!

this inscription was a common contemporary catchphrase at the time. it can be found on a wide variety of artifacts ranging from photo albums, drinking vessels, and a wide variety of iron cross-related items.

hi christophe,

i think i figured it out while going through my collection. the lippe cross with the inscription 'for heldenmutige tat' is indeed larger than an ek1--- and the lippe cross WITHOUT this inscription is smaller and roughly the same size as an ek1. perhaps we are looking at the 'regular' version?

just a thought.

best,

does anyone else have one with this type of pin/hinge setup?