EK 1914 Silver "1000"

[maja]

Hello collectors

is there anybody, who has an EK 2 marked with "1000" in the ring?

maja

[gregM]

1000 silver would indecate that the cross was made of pure silver. I really doubt that there

were any "pure" silver crosses made.

[Kriztofer]

I agree Greg, Unless it was a purely decorative, one off private custom purchase. Although I wouldn't mind having one.

[Tim Tezer]

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as 1000 silver content. Pure silver is considered to be 999 fine, and the only thing I have ever heard of being made in pure silver was silver bullion. For any practical use, nobody would use 999 silver, so I suspect that this marking must mean something other than the silver content.

Tim

[joe campbell]

from a structural standpoint, wouldn't pure silver be rather

impractical and soft?

joe

[speedytop]

Tim:

"Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as 1000 silver content."

"For any practical use, nobody would use 999 silver"

joe:

"from a structural standpoint, wouldn't pure silver be rather impractical and soft?"

No, that is not correct, please see three German decorations with 1000 and 999 silver content:

There is another Bavarian medal like these two here on the right, silver gilded with "Feinsilber", and that means 1000 silver too.

They are not impractical and soft, only a little softer than other alloys.

Uwe

[joe campbell]

thank you, uwe.

i learn something new everyday!

nice examples, as well.

joe

[Tim Tezer]

Very interesting. I learned something, too!

Tim

[frontkampfer]

:jumping:

Hello gents !!

I've an EKII marked WS 1000 !

Here you can see the maker's mark !

Regards

Fkr

:beer:

[Kriztofer]

That is indeed one in a thousand my friend I should have known either you or motorhead would have had one of these!

Very nice score FK.

Chris

[frontkampfer]

That is indeed one in a thousand my friend I should have known either you or motorhead would have had one of these!

Very nice score FK.

Chris

Hello !

Thanks Chris !!

Fkr

:beer:

[frontkampfer]

This is my WS 1000 !

Enjoy,

Fkr

:beer:

[frontkampfer]

And reverse WS 1000,

Regards,

Fkr

[maja]

I saw this cross at ebay. It was sold for 101 euro. Is this correct?

maja

[hagahr]

ain't that a maker KO ek ?

I thought that core belongs to the maker KO ?

never saw it in combination with WS before ?

maybe aim mistaken here ?

Edited September 14, 2009 by hagahr

[gregM]

"KO" used more than one core design.