EK 1914 New EK display....

[Motorhead]

Well,I bought a new display and thought everything was fine...and then I started to pic up all the Eks here in every room....the truth began to bite-one new display is not enough! Maybe one for the imperial 1st class,one for the'39 EK1......

39er left,imperials right.

Micha

Edited July 5, 2007 by Motorhead

[Danny70]

HOLY S***!!!

Micha...

My jaw has just dropped onto the keyboard!!

That is a SERIOUSLY impressive collection.... I love the display cabinet aswell!!

Regards - Danny

[Motorhead]

These are only the 1st class EKs-I can display only a third of my imperials 2nd class(and not enough easels at all),and of course the '39 2nd class.

Micha

[Richard Gordon]

That is just...sick!

What you need is more shelves!

[Naxos]

WOW!

Micha,

James Coburn's words as Steiner come to mind: "And I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow."

Hardy

Edited July 5, 2007 by Naxos

[Steve campbell]

Beautiful. Are those the Ikea Detlof cabinets?

[joe campbell]

well done, micha!

quite a handsome display.

joe

[gregM]

Now that is just plain showing off

seriously--awesome collection. I can't wait untill we can see them all.

[buellmeister]

A collection I aspire to have someday! Very Nice Micha!

In awe,

Joel

[Motorhead]

@Steve-yes,it's the IKEA display! I had planned it complete different,the '39 placed by makers and groups-the same with the '14 EKs.But I never realized that I've got so many floating around here. Not enough space at all,I think everything that isn't an iron cross has to disappear.....

Micha

[Steve campbell]

It looks great. I looked into ordering one of these, but the shipping was more than the cabinet. They seem to be the standard for military displays. Since you have so many EK's, you should also consider some riker type cabinets that you hang on the wall. You can get some nice wooden ones that hold the metals tight against the glass. I will post a picture of some of mine tomorrow when I'm home. I have 15 of my EK2's that don't have ribbons in one and it looks great. Shadow box cabinetts that lay flat are another option. With the amount of items you have, setting them all up like you have with the plastic stands may not be totally realistic. It certainly looks good though.

Edited July 6, 2007 by Steve campbell

[Dave B]

Absolutely nothing beats a display of EKs, fantastic Micha!

Dave

[ekhunter]

@Steve-yes,it's the IKEA display! I had planned it complete different,the '39 placed by makers and groups-the same with the '14 EKs.But I never realized that I've got so many floating around here. Not enough space at all,I think everything that isn't an iron cross has to disappear.....

Micha

You've got to be kidding me! With so many floating around, may I suggest that I, and others, take a few of them off of your hands. Of course, as a favor to you. We wouldn't want you to be burdened with where to display them, and I have plenty of display room.

[Steve campbell]

And it's not just quantity. After seeing all the crosses you have posted, I know it's quality also.

[Paul R]

Micha,

That is an incredible collection of crosses!!! My God! I can hardly wait to see them all displayed!

[Motorhead]

That it's how it looks like at the moment.....The '39 section complete on easels,the '14er only the 1st class is on stands.About 80 EK2 are lying loose in the display.That gives me the problem where to display the rest.I think I will lock away the rest of Prussia and Oldenburg to get one display only for imperial 2nd....And while I'm typing this my last two Ebay purchases has dropped in(together with a beautyful upgrade of a'39 Meybauer pinback,maker marked of course with the old style pin).

Micha

Edited July 6, 2007 by Motorhead

[Steve campbell]

Micha, you could try what I mentioned earlier. Here is a case of some of my EK2's that is hanging on my wall. I added the purple backing. The glare from the glass doesn't do the picture justice. There's 15 crosses there now but it should fit about 18 comfortably. You would need a few cases but it would add a nice contrast to the cabinet display.

Edited July 6, 2007 by Steve campbell

[Steve campbell]

Sorry, that's the wrong picture above, although it is another type of case I was going to show. This type lies flat as do the metals. This makes them very accessible and rearrangement easy when new pieces show up, which seems to happen to you every 15 minutes. Here is the type that hangs on the wall.

[naoki matsumoto]

Well,I bought a new display and thought everything was fine...and then I started to pic up all the Eks here in every room....the truth began to bite-one new display is not enough! Maybe one for the imperial 1st class,one for the'39 EK1......

39er left,imperials right.

Micha

Hi,Micha! WOW!!! Splendid KREUZ stars!! And nice display!! What's Hallmarked? Or "1" ~ all???!!! How beautiful & great photo!! Best shot!!

[Steve campbell]

Ok I just saw the full view of the cabinetts. That's awesome!

[Motorhead]

@Naoki-the '39 EKs are all maker marked except the always unmarked ones(Schinkel EK1/EK2,Clamshell EKs and a non magnetic EK2).The '14 EKs-I think I've got 90% of all maker marked EK1 and a good amount of EK2.Also a lot of 1st class with silver content stamps and of course many different unmarked variations.

Micha

[zook]

stunning... absolutely stunning...

Dan

[Steve campbell]

How long have you been collecting?

[Motorhead]

That all happened step by step-I've started to collect military stuff when I was 15,then I bought my first motorbike and sold some stuff...started again and sold it......but you can say the beginning of my EK collection was 10 years ago.

Micha

[Steve campbell]

I guess it takes awhile to build up such a large collection. It helps to be in Germany where you can still find some items. Flea market finds etc are not easy to come by over here.