EK 1914 EK2 with LV Marks

[andy]

I have a small collection of LV marked crosses and was wandering what marks others have.

Mine are:

LV2

LV12

LV24-Double Maker Marked

LV51

LV65

LV82

LV88

sorry some of the close ups are not so good-Best I could get with the camera

Would love to see yours and also any thoughts as to why these crosses are marked in this way

regards

andy

Edited February 22, 2013 by andy

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

could they be batch numbers?

[saschaw]

The numbers stand much more liekly each for a single small firm, as "LV" seems to be the "Lieferverband für das Eiserne Kreuz", a pooling of (probably) small suppliers.

[Chris Boonzaier]

What Sascha says sound like a good theory. It would reinforce the theory that the stamps were there as part of a control system as opposed to advertising?

I am betting though... given the relatively small % of LV crosses in the mass... that they did not have up to 88 small firms making for them?

[Tony]

I have LV S E. It's probably the sharpest strike of all my crosses.

No photos I'm afraid and I know I have more than just that example, unfortunately I haven't noted the maker stamps of the others.

Tony