EK 1914 Collection of EK2's

[Steve campbell]

When I get this cross I will post it and we'll see if it's a Z or maybe an N. Thanks

[Steve campbell]

Another arrival and not one you would call mint. A little worse for wear with missing paint and a worn frame. Crown detail is nice though and it's marked 800 on the ring. Has a nice authentic ribbon sew on also. Not quite as bad in hand.

[Steve campbell]

The rear of this 800 marked piece.

[Steve campbell]

Another 2 have arrived today. The first one I believe is marked K on the ring and has a nice ribbon attached. A little dirty but not bad. Does any one know for sure if it's a K?

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of the K. The ribbon has a sort of pin device attached to it.

[Steve campbell]

Here's a Wilm. This one is real nice with the core paint being in almost mint condition. It looks almost perfect in hand. A great addition.

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of the Wilm. This is also in great shape.

[Steve campbell]

Well 3 more have arrived, all obtained right here on this forum. The first one is one of those hard to determine maker marks. It is a small N or Z, but how do you know? The Z marks I've seen have been fairly large, so maybe this is an N. Does anyone have any idea? The core detail on this one is one of the weakest I have seen. The crown has very little detail and the striking does not seem sharp at all. It is in nice shape all the same. What does everyone think?

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of the N or Z. The mark is weakly struck and faint also. It came with a ribbon that has a different type of fabric than most also.

[Steve campbell]

The next one is interesting. It is marked M on the ring. The arms on this one do not have as much of a narrow flair as most, giving it a larger look. It really does look different.

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of the M. A little rust but no big deal. The pictures don't really show the unique look of this one.

[Steve campbell]

The final one is marker H on the ring. Appears to have a small solder repair done to the ring but it's pretty clean so who cares? Not a bad looking cross. How often is this m,aker seen I wonder?

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of the H. It looks a little dusty or dirty in the photos but it's not so bad in person.

[Steve campbell]

Another 3 have arrived today. The first is marked KM on the ring.

[Steve campbell]

The rear of the KM. Nice cross.

[Steve campbell]

The next one is marked W&S. I have a couple of examples by this maker, but they have used different cores and different maker marks on the ring. It may be crazy but I'm trying to collect all the various variations of thier maker mark.

[Steve campbell]

The rear of the W&S.

[Steve campbell]

The next one is an unmarked example. I picked it up because it's on a single parade mount set up, which I love. It's a nice cross also.

[Steve campbell]

The rear of the unmarked parade mounted EK2.

[Steve campbell]

Here's my 3 Imperial parade mounts. The latest one is in the middle. As you can see, they are all slightly different in thier set ups.

[Steve campbell]

It's been awile since I've picked up an Imperial EK2 but this one arrived today. It was said to be marked W when I bought it and I think it may be, although it's kind of hard to tell. Does anyone have any opinions on the maker?

[Steve campbell]

Here's the rear of what I think may be a W.

[nesredep]

Hi

Nice collection , I realy like it.

Nesredep

[Steve campbell]

Thanks, I appreciate the comments.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Steve

you really have some stunning examples, a great collection, and affordable too.

I took the liberty of high-lighting this beauty in Post 93, a tad to show off its attributes.

Kevin in Deva.

Edited May 19, 2007 by Kev in Deva