ek1 with unusual setup...

[ben bijker]

My latest find, a nice ek with a very unusual setup...

Pin, hinge and cattch remind me of ek1 schinkel and round 3, but a catch on a plate you don't see very often on ek's.

I would really like to know the maker of this, presumeably early, cross.

Thanks in advance,
Ben

[ben bijker]

reverse

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[ben bijker]

reverse under an angle

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[Peter Wiking]

Hermann Wernstein

Peter

[Mike Kenny]

Hi Ben,

Nice cross from an as yet unknown maker. Although this badge has a "UU" hinge/pin/catch setup, from Frank's GAB research "UU" is unlikely to be Wernstein and has itself become an unknown maker. Fyi, the same hardware set-up can be found on Wound Badges which are almost always found unmarked (I have an L/60 marked example - probably an outsourced badge though - and there are some L/10 marked WBs with the same unique obverse design but different hardware setups - I'd probably need a page to explain that fully though!). Imo the hardware is only similar to, NOT the same as, some Schinkel and Round 3 examples.

Regards
Mike

[Peter Wiking]

This type of hardware is found on PAB's to if i am not mistaken.

Cheers.
Peter

[LuckyLuudje]

This type of cross has been discussed before.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=180087
But I haven't got any clue for the maker.

Try to find an ek2 from Wernstein to compare the frames.
There is a Wernstein EK2 in the statistics.


Regards,
Luud

[StefanK.]

Hermann Wernstein

Peter

Ich will Müller heißen, wenn Wernstein der Hersteller dieses Kreuzes war.

[Peter Wiking]

Ich will Müller heißen, wenn Wernstein der Hersteller dieses Kreuzes war.

ja ja...

Peter

[StefanK.]

seriously, i don't believe wernstein made them...

[mrg]

Hi guys have to say this type of set up was used on Herman Wernstein U-boat and other KM awards so for me it a good choice regarding maker.

[tinmantis]

cor blimey wot a beauty!
regards
jon

[Mike Kenny]

Hi guys have to say this type of set up was used on Herman Wernstein U-boat and other KM awards so for me it a good choice regarding maker.

Hi,

The hardware was used on badges marked with the UU in a circle symbol. The problem is, more recent research by Frank H indicates that UU is probably NOT Wernstein - hence, unknown maker.

Regards
Mike

[ben bijker]

All of you who have replied: thank you.

Finding the maker will be though, I guess...

Ben

[StefanK.]

maybe someone already found the maker