King of 1914 EK1s

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello ,

I have an engraved 1914 EK1 to Austrian U-boat captain Rudolf Singule !
who sank the Italian Battle Cruiser Guiseppi Garibaldi and torpedoed and badly damaged the British ship HMS Dublin . I got it cased for £ 250 ! the guy i bought it off had no idea who it was , he thought it was for a Zepplin Captain ?

Grant

[DasEiserneKreuz]

Grant,

Interesting storry. I would love to see some photos of your cross if you have any available.

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello ,

Sure , send me your Email and i,ll send the pics . the engraving on the back is :

L S Lt
Rudolf Singule
1915

1915 is the year he torpedoed HMS Dublin and the Guiseppi Garibaldi

I also have an image of him wearing the EK1 it was off a postcard for sale on Ebay but a guy from Hungary beat me on it ( £70 ).

Regards

Grant

[DasEiserneKreuz]

Grant,

Sent you a PM.

[Eric Stahlhut]

So!
It may not be any of my business, but did you actually pay $1500 for the cased cross? Inquiring minds want to know!

Is that why you are trying to sell a $180 'Fr' marked EK1 for $300 on the eStand?

Not trying to cause trouble, mind you...to each his own...just want to get the facts straight. Thanks very much!

[DasEiserneKreuz]

Eric,

I did not pay what you suggested. I was able to work something out. As far as the EK1 on E-stand, it is one of the finest examples you are likely to see (absolutely mint condition if cleaned), and quite frankly, I would not sell if for a dime less than the price listed. I would rather have that cross than two or three others in "decent" condition. I like examples of high quality. I get bored with average pieces. They just don't do it for me. Unlike most collectors, my collection is small. My focus is on a few exceptional items. I rarely keep duplicate medals/badges, and I do not try to collect every maker of a certain award. I just want one killer example of each. That is my style, and as such, my total expenditures on this hobby are probably the same, or less, than most.

[Eric Stahlhut]

Thanks for the clarification.

[DasEiserneKreuz]

Eric,

No problem. I am always willing to talk to a fellow collector. Feel free to ask me anything.