Austrian mount EK2

[Stepdale]

My unmarked EK2 on an Austrian mount. No idea if the ribbon setup is original or not. I bought it back in 2002 in an antique shop in Bucharest.
Dale

[Stepdale]

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[SCOTT G]

IMO ,Don't see any problem with the mounting ribbon.

[Elmar Lang]

Hello,

also in my opinion, your Austrian EK ribbon is original.

I would like to post the image of my three EK-II/1914 with their triangular ribbons: one for non-combatants and one in the so-called "Prinzengröße".

The 1st and 3rd crosses have blued instead of black-lacquered iron cores:

[Elmar Lang]

...the ring of the cross with blued steel core, shows the typical, Austrian "star" mark for non-precious metal:

[Miro O]

Beautiful non-com trifold, Elmar!

Miro

[Stepdale]

Very nice crosses Elmar!

[peterm]

Very nice crosses Enzo and the one from Dale has an original Austrian ribbon for me too.
Here's mine.

Kind regards, Peter

[Elmar Lang]

Well, I think that the non-combatants' triangular EK-II ribbon of the Austrian type, is quite rare or very difficult to find.

My n.c. EK-II, came with a Group of orders and medals of an Austrian medical officer, who received during WW1.

Best wishes,

Enzo (E.L.)

[römischIX]

Hi elmar - nice pieces.

do you have a name of the recipient of the non comb. ribbon?

normally a medical officer would have gotten the combatant ribbon.

you can get those ribbons sometimes at german auction´s houses.

i don`t think they are period pieces...

[Elmar Lang]

Hello,

it'a pity that the group has no name: I've found it not far from home, composed of a MVK 3rd Class with KD; 2 MVM in Bronze with red ribbon and war ribbon; Gold Merit Cross with Crown (war ribbon, after 1914); Military Jubilee-Cross 1908; Iron Cross 2nd Class n.c. and the oval badge for military medical personnel.

E.L.

P.S.: I agree that many austrian-type EK ribbons, especially the n.c. one, are of recent manufacture.

[Miro O]

As soon as the non-com ribbon is looped on both sides and the metal device on the reverse is from silvered (and not gilded materials as recent reproductions), I like it.

Miro

[Elmar Lang]

Don't worry: it's as an Austrian, pre-1918, ribbon should be.

Best wishes,

E.L.