My Little Imperial EK Collection

[Jay V.]

Hi Guys
Been following this thread awhile and was wondering what the opinions of the experts are on the 6Ek 1 that Greg has posted.Are they period WW1 eks or WW2 made ,Thanks jay

[Mike Kenny]

Hi Greg / Jay,

The 6 above look fine to me.

Top left; unmarked TR period
Top middle; looks to be a nice WW1/20s example (?800 marked below the catch)
Top right; looks to be a nice WW1/20s example (a square punch or CD 800? If vaulted, probably the former)
Bottom left; TR period (1 for Deschler)
Bottom middle; WW1/20s by an unknown maker (who used a distinctive large hinge on quite a few items)
Bottom right; another WW1/20s example with a generic "slant W" core - probably 800 marked somewhere.

Regards
Mike

[Jay V.]

Thanks Mike!!

[George Stimson]

I concur with the others on all counts (fakes, cases). It's unusual to see Deschler's Präsidialkanzlei number "1" on a TR version of a 1914 EK 1, since those numbers are only supposed to be on officially awarded pieces, but the cross seems okay otherwise.

[streptile]

I concur with the others on all counts (fakes, cases). It's unusual to see Deschler's Präsidialkanzlei number "1" on a TR version of a 1914 EK 1, since those numbers are only supposed to be on officially awarded pieces, but the cross seems okay otherwise.

I've seen this type with the '1' before, so they must have been a bit lax with the rules. The crown for these TR Deschlers is so distinct (small, low) that I recognized it just from the first shot in the post. They're not exactly rare, but I imagine it's quite nice in-hand -- heavy, substantial, large.

[AFF96]

I've seen this type with the '1' before, so they must have been a bit lax with the rules. The crown for these TR Deschlers is so distinct (small, low) that I recognized it just from the first shot in the post. They're not exactly rare, but I imagine it's quite nice in-hand -- heavy, substantial, large.

Hi Trevor,
You are absolutely correct, in hand it is very heavy & substantial!
Thanks!
Greg

[Jay V.]

Mike,Trevor,George

Thanks alot for your thoughts,\.have one last question,on the EK2s do they and there cases look also to be period.I guessing that the blue case is period and the others are for WW2 ek2?Would i be correct in my assumption?Thanks jay

[chainsawrich]

Very nice Greg

[Jay V.]

Rich
these are Gregs! maybe mine soon

[chainsawrich]

Rich
these are Gregs! maybe mine soon

oops...I fixed it.

Thanks Jay