EK 1914 ek1

[taucher]

Any comments please?

Who is the maker?

Is it a real one

thanks

taucher

[ekhunter]

Any comments please?

Who is the maker?

Is it a real one

thanks

taucher

It's real. It's a 800 marked pinback, very nice. Notice the K.M.S.T. D.R.G.M. on the back of the cross. If you so choose to sell it, you won't have any problem moving this one.

[taucher]

It's real. It's a 800 marked pinback, very nice. Notice the K.M.S.T. D.R.G.M. on the back of the cross. If you so choose to sell it, you won't have any problem moving this one.

And K.M.S.T. stands for?

thanks

taucher

[ekhunter]

Well that is a tough question, with many possible answers. Conventional wisdom has been that it stood for Kriegs Ministerium Standesamt in Berlin, but others might say that it stands for Koenigliches Munzamt in Stettin, but a theory that was floated here by a member, I believe last year or so, was that it stood for Koenigliche Muenzamt in Stuttgart. This is, I believe, the true meaning of K.M. S T. Please forgive my spelling, as I am typing fast, but this is a theory that is believed by many, but nothing is written in stone. No matter what the exact meaning, the cross is a good one.

[taucher]

Thanks ekhunter.

Where these ek's made during WWI or after the war and if so what year?

thanks

taucher

[gregM]

I believe these crosses to be made during the war.

[ekhunter]

What year? That would be a tough one to nail down, but probably between 1914 and 1918.

[taucher]

I know there is a difference in construction between the EK1's.

Is this one so more valuable than a K.O. ek because of his markings on the back,or his construction?

I see the average market price for a K.O. is about 150 to 200 dollars.

What would be the market price for this one,ore at least a correct price?

thanks

taucher

[joe campbell]

the stamped markings make it much more

appealing to an EK collector. this would not be

one for someone who wanted just a

"representative cross" from WWI.

joe

[Steve campbell]

the stamped markings make it much more

appealing to an EK collector. this would not be

one for someone who wanted just a

"representative cross" from WWI.

joe

This piece is harder to find than a KO for sure. With those markings, it would be a nice one for any collectrion. Nothing wong with a KO all the same.

[Motorhead]

Have you had a closer look at the reverse?

Micha