EK 1914 Strange '14 EK1

[Eric Stahlhut]

here is an odd one. the paint has worn from highlights of the brass core. the 'w' has been silvered. but by whom?

upon close inspection the paint on the core shows crackling--especially on the right arm.

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Eric Stahlhut]

frames are silver and cross is vaulted. mounting hardware is odd..

[kay bunnecke]

mmmmm,,,

i have my doubt about this one,,

details off the crown are not very nice, rezemble's a deutscher officiers ferein crown somehow

but then again the W is not correkt also the 1914 makes no cence

so it cant be a dof

,pin system is not what i wud expect from a period ek...

in my upiniun its not an original ek

but I can be wrong on this,,,,,stranger things appeard in the past

regards kay

Edited August 2, 2008 by kay bunnecke

[Chris Boonzaier]

There were no controls or restrictions as to who could make these in the 1920s and 30s.

I once had a 1030s catalog from a company selling balloons, banners, christmas trinkets... and EKs

Details on WW1 cores can range anywhere from superd to Barf.

Best

Chris

[kay bunnecke]

joure wright,,,,,

but as far it consurns this ek ,,,,,it cant be re'tracet to some kind off maker ,,,,,,(((as far as i know))) maybe someone can ))))

pin uncnown,,, hinge more 1939 type ,,but to small,,,

the kwality is very bad and has a ugly look to it

so it can be a example off a verry ugly production off some kind off balloon maker ,,,,

but mostley forgers are tend to make this kind ugly types.....(((.and I seen a lot off them)))

thats what i will think,,, if someone offered this ek to me,,,,

until there's no proof off other examples and also retraceable proof off some kind off maker ,,,,

orwe sombody steps forward in this case,,,and knows more about it

this ek chud not be seen as original,,,,,,,

sorry Eric,,,save joure money

Edited August 2, 2008 by kay bunnecke

[Eric Stahlhut]

thanks for your opinion, kay. much appreciated!

however i tend to think that the piece is a good one--albeit perhaps messed with at some point.

it's just another fugly 20s/30s variant; and it's far harder to find something like this--ostensibly from a small operation--than it is to find a fake, imo. never know when another forum member will pipe up and type, "hey, i have one too!"

(btw, i've had the thing for quite a few years) do me a favor, though--if you ever see this hybrid style somewhere else, please let me know!

best, ~e

[joe campbell]

have to agree with eric here...

there was a real interwar market for

this type of "pride" piece... and lots of

jewellers to provide for that market...

hey! c'mon!....

are there ANY REALLY ugly ek's?????

only the fake ones are ugly.

and the ones stripped of their patina

by some misguided folk...

feel free to send you "ugly" ones to

JDC

123 main street

anytown, USA

[Tom Y]

hey! c'mon!....

are there ANY REALLY ugly ek's?????

An extreme example, but in my opinion MEH made EK's with a core only a mother could love

I have some doubts about it, too, but wouldn't condemn it out of hand.

[Eric Stahlhut]

An extreme example, but in my opinion MEH made EK's with a core only a mother could love

I have some doubts about it, too, but wouldn't condemn it out of hand.

hey tom,

can i use that as a bargaining tactic when looking at crosses at shows?

"Meeh!" :cheeky:

[Tom Y]

can i use that as a bargaining tactic when looking at crosses at shows?

"Meeh!" cheeky.gif

Feel free :lol:

[kay bunnecke]

here's a good looking one

http://www.militaria321.com/auktionsdetail...009935#bidancor

hope it has the kwalifications needet

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...bayphotohosting

Edited August 3, 2008 by kay bunnecke

[Richard Gordon]

I haven't come across one like this before and as Chris points out, anyone could make these. That's what I love about the 1914 EK1...it seems an endless list of variations!

Rich