Chris Boonzaier Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 While fishing for pics of EKs for the Imperial EK book project a collector told me he can send me pics of his 48mm ?bergrosse EK2......Nothing unusual you say... they come up from time to time..... maybe... but he is talking WW1 ?bergrosse !!!!!!!Has anyone seen anything like this before ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 weitze has, from time to time, what he calls an ubergrosse, 1914, which as i recall is a onepiece 1914 ek 1 which measures 44x44mm.not sure if the same holds true for a 1914 ek2.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Chris, I think that anything that could be called a 1914 Ubergrosse, was made after 1939. Joe, I also saw that and I have the EK2 match to Weitze's EK1 by the same unknown maker. It is one piece Zinc or pot metal and measures 44mm. Not that much larger, but much thicker so that it would not break easily. The EK2 on the right is a standard S-W. Dan Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I would agree with a post-1939 manufacture.Here's my UGLY sloppy crappy 43mm x 43mm WW2 replacement on a Frackspange:[attachmentid=30541]It's a monster, alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 really, rick....if you feel THAT way about it,simply place it in a plain brownwrapper and send it to me... joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 does this qualify?exactly 44 mm, one piece,and relatively thick.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 reverse.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Hi,I agree the post 39 WW1 crosses in 44mm "LDO size" are a bit bigger than regular WW1 crosses.... but he mentioned a 48mm one in RK size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Joe, That really is an odd one. Like it was meant to to be used as a money clip or clipped on a suit pocket. Chris, If he ever sends you the pics, I would love to see them. The weird thing about Imperial Iron Crosses is, you just never know what you might find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 This is the largest one I have: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 This is the largest one I have:And just "how large" is yours? nudge, nudge....wink, wink..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I don't know! Haha, don't ask me where I have it, but the ribbon has the "standart" width of about 25 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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