Nice ek2

[morel5000]

Hi All,

here is a nice ek2, with an early cast core! Fat W and I think based on the 1870 A type.
Enjoy!

Kind regards,
Michel

[Green]

Very nice cross on a single parade mount
I see that the cross is mounted otherwise!

[Montgomery Burns]

nice one ...

wryly nice




regards kay

[gregM]

I like it

[morel5000]

Thanks!

[mp409mm]

Hi All,

here is a nice ek2, with an early cast core! Fat W and I think based on the 1870 A type.
Enjoy!

Kind regards,
Michel

Hi, What do you mean based on a 1870 A Type please?
Alf.

[pzrwest]

I agree a nice cross.... When worn is the reverse side facing the viewer?

[morel5000]

Hi Alf,

there are 1914 crosses which used a 1870 mold (either the A or the B 1870 core) and replaced the 1870 with 1914.

An very clear and somewhat different version of the type a is shown here;

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...1914+1870+type



The B-type is shown in Trevors thread:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...1914+1870+type




When looking at the reverse of the Fat W (which this cross is) see also here

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...1914+1870+type

I think it matches the 1870 type A. See the attached pics. You can also see how crude the 1914 version is in comparison to the 1870 version.

IMO this is an early ww1 cross based on the 1870 type A.

[pavel79]

THX Morel for that really awsome Pic to compare the Cores.

[mp409mm]

Thank You Morel for a very informative and pictorial explanation.

Alf.

[morel5000]

As already mentioned in previous threads this 1914 cross also has a frame found on the Wagner 1870 ek's:

pics from this thread

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ht=1870+wagner