EK 1914 Vaulted Screwback post '39 EK1

[Daniel Murphy]

I am not really a fan of the post '39 made 1914 EK1s, but recently this one said "Buy me." I liked the nice details on the cast iron core. It has a plated neusilber frame and the generic WW2 type screwback also in plated neusilber. What looks like brass is actually tarnish. The cross is totally unmarked. Does anyone have an indication of who the maker was? Obverse.

Dan Murphy

Edited August 19, 2006 by Daniel Murphy

[Daniel Murphy]

Reverse.

[Daniel Murphy]

Screwback detail.

Dan Murphy

[DavidM]

Hello

I can't be absolutely certain, but this looks like it may be by Klein und Quenzer, manufacturer '65' during WW2.

A nice cross either way.

[Daniel Murphy]

David,

Thanks it does look very close to a K&Q. Here is a montage of a 65 marked '39 and my '14. what do you all think.

Dan Murphy

[joe campbell]

dan-

i very much like the cross!

wish i could posit a maker...

the thing that strikes me is the width

of the frame, and as i recall, that would

support the K&Q.

good find!

joe

[Bill Garvy]

Judging by its fuller shape I would agree, a World War II manufactured Imperial Iron Cross in 1st Class. I am glad to see someone else has a passion for these "hybrids". Here are some of mine: "click here". Edited August 19, 2006 by Bill Garvy

[ekhunter]

[attachmentid=50767][attachmentid=50768]I've got one just like Daniels' These really are unigue crosses. Bill, this is the one that I told you about that a family friend took off of a German soldier in N. Africa. I've got the cross displayed in a case with the family friend's dog tags. Makes it even more unigue to me.

[ekhunter]

[attachmentid=50779][attachmentid=50780]Larger, but fuzzy pictures of the same.