Glazed EK Case

[Robin Lumsden]

Just a nice little fitted and glazed case from the period.

[Robin Lumsden]

Other side.

[Robin Lumsden]

The skull didn't come with the cross, but it seems to be at home there for now.

[joe campbell]

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[joe campbell]

robin-

lovely piece in all respects. one of the reasons i
enjoy the artistic license of the heraldry manufacturers
of the pre-TR period. variety is the spice of life!

is the totenkopf ever to be found on ribbons in this
arrangement? any period pictures of it worn in this
fashion?

if you ever decide to..... ahh, never mind.

i'm a smidge jealous....
thanks for the pictures.

joe

[Chip M]

Skull

Call me dense, but what is the relationship here between the cross and the skull? I don't see any, other than both items are very nice. Perhaps that is the point?

The only official WWI era skull that I have no good reference on is the one that was worn on the caps of the two Leib Husaren regiments. Is that what this skull is? I checked Pietsch, Das Deutsche Heer and Kraus and none of them shows a close-up of this insignia. The one photo I ran across is of Prinz Friedrich Sigismund v. Preußen wearing a Leib Husar cap, but it just does not show the skull clearly enough. I have examples of the other official cap skulls and an unofficial Sturmbataillon version, but have never seen this type. Is it the Leib Husaren version?

Chip

[Robin Lumsden]

Chip.

There's no relationship between them at all.

It's only for display purposes. The skull has no pins on the back (broken off), so no damage to the ribbon.

I'm a bit of a skull freak. That's all.

[Robin Lumsden]

robin-

lovely piece in all respects. one of the reasons i
enjoy the artistic license of the heraldry manufacturers
of the pre-TR period. variety is the spice of life!

is the totenkopf ever to be found on ribbons in this
arrangement? any period pictures of it worn in this
fashion?

if you ever decide to..... ahh, never mind.

i'm a smidge jealous....
thanks for the pictures.

joe

Joe.
Thanks for the sentiments.
I'm not really an EK collector, and I don't have much interest in Iron Crosses, but I got this in Edinburgh about 20 years ago and couldn't resist it. The leather case is fitted with the shape of the cross, and the stand on the back can be used 'up' or 'down'. The glazed lid is hinged in brass. The inside is light blue velvet of very nice quality. As I recall, the cross and case together cost £40 GBP, which I suppose was a fair price at that time.

[joe campbell]

robin-

thanks for the info.
from 1914-1918 to 1939-45, among other things that changed
are two of my favorite collectibles.

first, the EK documents. compared to TR docs, which DO show some variation,
the great war docs are a treasure trove of art, imagination, and style.

next, the cased EK 2's. while i've not seen your particular variant before,
its beauty, construction, and utility are just another confirmation of the
talent and imagination of the period.

40 pounds, i should think, would be an absurdly low price now. your investment was a good one both financially and aesthetically.

thanks, joe