EK 1914 EK,case and box

[Motorhead]

EK is maker marked FR below the catch.

[buellmeister]

Micha,

What a beautiful ensemble. You are indeed a lucky man for obtaining this one! Friedlander is one of my favorite manufacturers.

Regards,

Joel

[Danny70]

Micha,

That is a magnificent find! Congratulations.

Someday I hope I will be lucky enough to add such a fine set to my own collection.

Regards - Danny

[joe campbell]

this appears to be issued, unworn!

is that correct?

joe

[Steve campbell]

Great set! You seem to have been laying low lately. Good to see you back in full force with such nice items.

[Motorhead]

Joe-absolutely correct-the EK was never worn.Steve-It's a bit quite at the EK front.....Nothing spectacular-except an 1914 LDO L/10 screwback in the LDO case.And some bits and pieces.But back to the set.....no one has had a closer look at the box? And the case?

Micha

[Steve campbell]

Does the carton say something about being for an officer? The case looks like it has a non standard closure system.

[Motorhead]

Officer? no....and it's just the pusher that's missing at the case.

Micha

[Motorhead]

If you have a look at the card box-the material isn't the usual card as used for all prussian awards.It's a kind of crepe card.Much more fragile than the regular ones.I haven't seen much of them the last few years.

[Motorhead]

Very interesting is also the thickness-have a look at the picture!The direct comparison to a regular EKI card box!

Edited April 26, 2010 by Motorhead

[Motorhead]

So there is just one kind of EK case that would fit the crepe box....the thick black one with the white rim in the top.Also not very common.There's another thicker variation(a whine red one),but it's not thick enough to fit perfect!

Micha

[Motorhead]

So there is just one kind of EK case that would fit the crepe box....the thick black one with the white rim in the top.Also not very common.There's another thicker variation(a whine red one),but it's not thick enough to fit perfect! For comparison(left to right)-standard brown one,thick red one and the black one with the white rim in the top.

Micha

[Motorhead]

The cases from the top....

[Streptile]

Micha, the set is unbelievable.

I have a similar FR in the same exact case.

Can I see the reverse of the cross (mark and pin) please?

[Obergefreiter]

My Friedlander is nice, but yours really takes the cake. Very very nice.

[Motorhead]

To bring this old thread back to live......as I've seen just 4 or 5 of these cardboxes before-has anyone here a piece like this in his collection?

Mica

@Trevor-the reverse is "textbook" "Fr" like-I will try to get some pictures this week

[Streptile]

Thanks Micha!

My question was three years old

[Motorhead]

I know...