ek's,how many??

[AndyD]

Hello guys!,
just a quick question,how many different types of EK were produced for world war 1?What i'm trying to say is were there non combatant versions or next of kin versions?The reason i ask is because i'm hoping to start collecting imperial awards,as these don't seem to be faked as much as third reich awards,and i thought that the EK would be a good place to start.
Hope you can help,
Regards,yorkie.
PS please could someone post pics if possible?

[Rick Research]

Bumped two threads out of the Back Pages on what the crosses and their documents looked like.

[Tom Y]

If you don't count the Grand Cross, which none of us will ever own, 2 Crosses, the 2nd and 1st Class, and 2 ribbons, combattant and non-combattant. If you're talking about constuction, there are1 piece, 2 piece, silver and iron, silver and brass, brass and iron, stamped sheet metals, etc. not to mention the one-off custom pieces. Then there are the marks, which could go on forever. Other than the ribbon arrangements a collection looks awfully repetative to the ununitiated, but there is a difference. Then there's the equivalents from the other states......