First Pattern Spange of the EKI

[Pascal H.]

I am very excited about my latest acquisition; a rare 1st Pattern Spange of the EKI. It is very rarely that you see this Spange so I thought I would like to share some pictures with you.
This is a complete set of a screwback First Pattern Clasp to the EKI.

Maybe someone knows who the maker is of these early awards.

I would welcome any opinions on the Spange.

Thanks,
Pascal

[Pascal H.]

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[Pascal H.]

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[von ropen]

Thanks Langmark for post this pictures of that great spange. I never seen a Spange like that...

[George Stimson]

Nice Spange! I don't know who the maker was, but here's a pinback version of the same one.

[Klaus O.]

Pascal,

That's a really nice Spange... I have only seen on reference books and yours looks really like the real deal. May I ask you where did you buy it? It must have been quite expensive, I suppose...

Ciao,

Claudio

[Gordon Williamson]

Very nice Pascal. Both times I have had this type, the larger disc was missing, only the small screwplate there.
Very hard to find one complete like this. Congratulations!

[IVAN]

VERY,VERY NICE AND DESIDERABLE PIECE!!

iVAN

[mads]

Very nice indeed!
I allways wanted one of these, but who doesn`t?

Mads

[translator]

I recently sold a cased one, marked L21 on the screwback, that came from an original group of awards of an (unnamed) Luftwaffe major.

T.

[Prosper Keating]

Oh you lucky man! I have been looking for one like this for YEARS! How beautiful.

Prosper Keating

[Gordon Williamson]

There only appear to be two types of First Pattern First Class Spange ( though several of the Second Class). The type posted by Pascal can be found with screwback, or pinback as posted by George. This is the other type.



So far this type seems only to have been encountered in pinback and the only pieces I have seen with provenance to an actual winner is this type, so I suspect this type is the original actual award type. Being screwback, that type at least, of the other version, must have been private purchase.

[AlikN]

Nice screwback!

I have one of that type too, with a pinback .

[AlikN]

[Prosper Keating]

Here's one, referring back to what Gordon said earlier, missing its backing plate.



And here's one from a friend's collection, a pin-back with its special 1st pattern presentation case, which is really rare.





Note that the pin differs slightly to the 'Deschler-style' pins seen on a couple of the pin-back Spange shown here, like this one:



PK