EK 1914 1914EK1 in a halbetui!

[Mike K]

Hi,

I thought I'd post some pics of a recent arrival - a Prussian 1914EK1 in a halbetui. I don't recall seeing many Imperail halbetuis before, so for me it's of more interest than the cross. For the record, the cross is a 3-piece brass (non-magnetic) indeterminate late-WW1 to earliest 40s example. Following are some pics of the case.

Regards

Mike K

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cloth hinge

[Stogieman]

Hi Mike! Nice cross and a tough case to find. I'd say closer to the '40's, based on the hinge plate (??).

[Mike K]

Hi Rick,

I put such a wide date range on this cross because the same (or very similar) hinges are known from badges as early as 1918/1919 eg, the earliest Stahlhelmbund Dienstreitritt Abzeichen, Freikorps and a plethora of 20s veteran organisations/awards (eg the HCH TIMM Berlin marked Prussian Landeskriegerverband 1 Kl Ehrenzeichen). The hinge of course extended to early/mid WW2, as used on eg Round 3 EK1s and 6/8/10 rivet DKiGs.

Regards

Mike K

[Bob Hunter]

A very cool brassy!

[Mike K]

A decent scan makes the EK look a little nicer.

Regards

Mike K

[Glenn R]

I had a case like that one with a Godet EK1 some time ago. Obviously couldn't say if the box was original to the cross but the cross was a wartime piece.

[Guest Darrell]

Very interesting case Mike. Great to see these unusual specimens :food-smiley-004: