EK 1914 Imperial EK1 rarity stats!

[Blitz]

In light of public interest and a new book that is "in the works", I've decided that it's time to include Imperial EKs to the stats department in more detail. The main focus of this thread are the 1914EK1s, allthough you are more than welcome to add 1870s pieces too. 1813EKs aren't included for the simply reason that they did not have any makermarks (at least at the time of awarding) nor did they have makers that are known today and that could be traced to a manufacturer.

So once again, I'm asking for your support and endurance. Oh and there is just one other thing, there is a similar stats thread going on in WAF, so try not make any double posts. So you're going to have to make a choise and stick with it as I've made. I'll post my EK1s here and EK2s there.

Thank you in advance.

Remember that all EKs are magnetic pinpacks by default.

Here is my one and only tribute to this thread:

"WS"

1 cased

[Motorhead]

Hi Antti-do you want to count only the EKs with a maker mark or also the ones with just a silver contest stamp? I ask because there are some variations you will find only with a silver content stamp-for example the one stamped"Silber..or just "938".....a very filigran EK with a blued core-my absolute favourite of the 1914 EKs. And your WS-it's the one with the maker mark stamped in a little box or the other one with the slim pin? Totally different ones in my eyes.......

Regards

Micha

[joe campbell]

i would favor adding silver stamps as well, micha.

800

900

925

935

950,

and there may be more,

plus lots of different positions

for them.

joe

[Blitz]

Give me everything. All you got! I might go insane or drown, but thats the risk you take when dealing with Imperial EKs..

[Motorhead]

At your own risk,Antti

1X"800" pinback,silver content stamp under the hook,flat version

1X"800" pinback,silver content stamp under the hook,vaulted version

1X"800" pinback,silver content stamp at the pin,version with two sidehooks

1X"935" pinback,silver content stamp in the middle of the backplate,very special pin

1X"CD 800"pinback

2X"FR"pinback

2X"Fr"pinback

1X"KMST" pinback,fully marked

1X"KMST" pinback,unmarked

1X"Meybauer" pinback with hallmark

1X"SILBER" pinback,blued sheetmetal core

1X"SW"pinback

2X"WS" Type 1,thin pin and maker mark engraved

1X"WS" Type 2,thicker pin,maker mark in a small box

2X"G"pinback

1X"KAG"pinback

3X"KO"pinback

1X"KO 800"pinback,silver content stamp at the pin

1X"square"pinback,maker mark at the backplate in the middle

1X"We"pinback

1X"AWS"pinback,hallmark in the middle of the backplate

1X"JWS"pinback

1X"H.B.G."pinback

Micha

[Blitz]

Thanks Micha!

[Deruelle]

Hi,

Vault iron cross with 800 on the hook

Christophe

[Motorhead]

Hi Christophe,

could you post this EK in the iron cross section? I like these imperial ones........

Micha

[Blitz]

Thanks Christophe!

[Tony]

These are mine:

1 HBG

5 KO

5 non maker marked (1 magnetic, 1 convex, 2 non magnetic and 1 magnetic 1957 1914 EK)

1 Square

3 convex with 800 stamp (under clasp, on pin and in the middle)

1 V with 800 stamp

Edited October 13, 2005 by Tony

[Blitz]

Summa Summarum Part 1

"800"

1

1 with mark on pin and with two sidehooks

1 with mark under the clasp

1 convex with mark under clasp

1 convex with mark on pin

1 convex with mark in the center

2 vaulted with mark under clasp

"900"

1

"925"

1

"935"

1

1 with mark in the center and with very special pin

"950"

1

"AWS"

1

"CD 800"

1

"FR"

2

"Fr"

2

"G"

2

"HBG"

1

1 with dots between letters

"KAG"

1

"KMST"

1

"KO"

8

1 with "800" on the pin

"Meybauer"

1 with hallmark

"SILBER"

1 with blued sheetmetal core

"We"

1

"SW"

1

"WS"

1 cased with thin pin and engraved maker mark

2 with thin pin and engraved maker mark

1 with thicker pin and mark in a small box

"JWS"

1

"V"

1 with "800"

"Square"

2

Unmarked

1

1 "KMST"

1 convex

2 non magnetic

1 magnetic 1957 EK

Thank you for your support!

[Blitz]

Working...

[Blitz]

Doing my thing..

[Doug See]

Two more I haven't seen here:

Fr W in two separate incised boxes under the catch. Flat pinback.

GODET and 800 in two seperate incised boxes on pin.

Edited November 4, 2005 by Doug See

[Blitz]

Thanks Doug!

[joe campbell]

D.R.G.M. Victoria on screwplate, 1914 EK 1

joe

[Blitz]

Thanks Joe!

[Blitz]

Doing what needs to be done.

[Josef Rietveld]

1 Vaulted with hallmark 950 on the backplate center

1 KO

regards

haynau

[Bill Garvy]

Begining efforts. . .

-Iron Cross, 1st Class, 1914, cased & marked "We"

-Iron Cross, 1st Class, 1914, marked "800" (silver content) on the pin, vaulted

-Iron Cross, 1st Class, 1914, unmarked "26", B.H. Meyer

. . . more to follow

[Blitz]

Thanks Bill and Haynau!

[Motorhead]

Here are my screwbacks...

1X "Finke"-non magnetic,screwback with a big washer

1X "Deutscher Offiziersverein" with screwback and big washer

1X "Deutscher Offiziersverein",unmarked,screwback marked with 4 stars and a "800"-washer is missing

1X "Hansen" fully marked screwback

1X "KMST"with a kind of disk attachment

1X "Meybauer" with crossplate,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate

1X "Meybauer" with crossplate,totally unmarked

1X "Meybauer with regular screwback,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate

1X "Clamshell" screwback(Deumer Type",non magnetic core

1X " Screwback with big washer(same cross like the clamshell variation),non magnetic core

Micha

[Blitz]

Summa Summarum Part 2

"800"

1

1 with mark on pin and with two sidehooks

1 with mark under the clasp

1 convex with mark under clasp

1 convex with mark on pin

1 convex with mark in the center

2 vaulted with mark under clasp

1 vaulted

"900"

1

"925"

1

"935"

1

1 with mark in the center and with very special pin

"950"

1

1 vaulted

"AWS"

1

"CD 800"

1

"Deutscher Offiziersverein"

1 with screwback and big washer

"D.R.G.M. Victoria"

1 Screwback

"Finke"

1 non-magnetic screwback with a big washer

"FR"

2

"Fr"

2

"Fr W"

1 marks in two separate incised boxes under the catch

"G"

2

"GODET"

1 with marked GODET and 800 in two seperate incised boxes on pin

"Hansen"

1 Screwback

"HBG"

1

1 with dots between letters

"KAG"

1

"KMST"

1

1 with disc attachment

"KO"

9

1 with "800" on the pin

"Meybauer"

1 with hallmark

1 with crossplate,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate

1 with regular screwback,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate

"SILBER"

1 with blued sheetmetal core

"We"

2

"SW"

1

"WS"

1 cased with thin pin and engraved maker mark

2 with thin pin and engraved maker mark

1 with thicker pin and mark in a small box

"JWS"

1

"V"

1 with "800"

"Square"

2

Unmarked

1

1 "26"

1 "Deutscher Offiziersverein", screwback marked with 4 stars and "800"-washer is missing

1 "Meybauer" with crossplate

1 "KMST"

1 "Clamshell" screwback(Deumer Type), non magnetic core

1 Screwback with big washer(same cross like the clamshell variation), non magnetic core

1 convex

2 non magnetic

1 magnetic 1957 EK

Thank you for your support!

[joe campbell]

heh-heh-heh.....

1 cased 1914 EK 1 marked

J H WERNER

BERLIN

on the reverse.

base of hinge marked XI

heh-heh-heh... this sucker is a BEAUTY!!!

pictures to follow after my son gets done with his

d-mn economics project...

joe

[Motorhead]

Joe...you've got what?????????? Please,please post some pics- A "Werner" EK is one of my absolutely wanted EKs! So many years searching without success....My 2nd fully marked KMST pinback is on the way to me,but it seems to be they are "commom" if I compare them with a "Werner"....

Micha