Russian Horde Ek1 '26'

[Nordmark]

Characterless pieces you got there, guys....


( drooloing on my keybord...)

[ciritione]

Just received this 26, not sure if it is "Russian Horde". Does it look alright to experts?

It's beautiful, but it isn't a "Russian Hoard"

It haven't the correct case and the pin is different

And, since it was mentioned....a cased 65 with outer carton.

Gary B

hi Gary,

very very nice!!!

[ciritione]

I once had this one

The correct ensemble...

martin

Hi martin,

don't worry, your cross sleep well in my home

but, this one isn't a "Russian Hoard". The case is different too, but is like a "Russian Hoard"

[mdj]

Hi martin,

don't worry, your cross sleep well in my home

but, this one isn't a "Russian Hoard". The case is different too, but is like a "Russina Hoard"

[ddbinks]

Hoard Shmoard!

Hoard or not, thats a great cross

[ekhunter]

EK hunter,
I've what I consider to be two "hoard" cased Mayer EK1's. One has the more accepted barrel hinge and the other has the standard block hinge. I have heard that both types were found in the hoard. I don't know it to be the truth or not but the the hoard pieces were supposed to have come in the rectangular type push button case. I picked the last one up on E-stand just this past month and it was FAR less than the $900 figure that is being mentioned.

Chet

One sold today on the estand for $950.00.

[fischer]

Is this a hoarde cross???

[fischer]

And the back...

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[fischer]

The Case...

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[fischer]

Another...


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[Gary B]

Hi,

A very nice cross indeed, but I do not believe this is one of the horde pieces. All of the horde pieces I have seen come in cases with white flocking for the bottom base.

Gary B

[ciritione]

Hi,

A very nice cross indeed, but I do not believe this is one of the horde pieces. All of the horde pieces I have seen come in cases with white flocking for the bottom base.

Gary B

I agree with Gary, nice cross but not a "russian hoard"

[Paratrooper]

Hi!

Here is the Story about the so called Russian Horde EK 1 from Michael Everett who was the first privat collector who saw this Horde by Weitze in Germany.

Regards
Andreas

The Russian Horde IC 1st Class
Michael Everett

The story was quite unremarkable. What makes it the more interesting is that many collectors felt it was too good to be true and claimed that these '26's were actually reproduction! (If these are fakes we are in a world of trouble).

Anyway, here's my personal knowledge and story.

I was stationed in Germany at the time (1997-2001) and made it a habit to call Helmut almost every two weeks to see 'what was hot'. In December of 1999 I called Helmut about three days before Christmas. He related to me a story that a 'Russian' had discovered the awards stockage of a German Infantry Division's EK1 supply. The foot locker conatined 300 unissued '26' marked EK1s and he purchased all of them. I, like most, was very skeptical but, asked him to send me two examples. When they arrived I was shocked. They were real and perfect. Eventually I purchased over 65 pieces at $275.00 each and eventually selling all but three to major US dealers.
I sold my last retail piece for $1000.00 three months ago.

The quantity that I handled consisted of the following:

Most were marked '26'
A very small number were not marked but, were of the '26' type.
All were in the square cases with the rectangular 'push button'.
A number of examples had paint bubbling under the core.
Alll had some degree of lacquer loss from 1% to 25%.

MIKE

[fischer]

Thanks for the info...I did not know they only came with white flocking in the case?

Regards, fischer

[andrewb]

Hoard or not, thats a great cross

Thanks Jono


Thanks Andreas for posting the Horde story. Very interesting reading.

AB.