My first EK II

[Steve Campbell]

Heh! I Bought my first EK thinking I'd only get one 2nd class and one 1st class, and be done with it. Now I have the following (after only a few months)D

EK2 1939, mm 93 (Richard Simm & Sohn)
EK2 1939, unmarked Wächtler & Lange
EK2 1939, mm L/11 (Wilhelm Deumer)
EK2 1939, unmarked (possibly 122)
EK1 1939, mm 26 (B.H. Mayer)
EK2 1914, marked M
EK2 1914, unmarked
EK2 1914 (on medal bar)
EK1 1914, unmarked private-purchase piece (authenticity verified on forum)
EK1 1957 (newly manufactured - it'll do until I find a nice, early S&L '57)

I did the same only a few years ago, now I have close on 120 of these things!

[WhitePhantom]

I've been shopping around for my first EKII....VERY hard to find them in great condition. The ones i find seem to have been hit very hard by time. I want my first one to be in excellent shape but havent found one yet. Maybe its the places im looking for them?

Usually hit up emedals.ca or another german militaria forum im apart of.

[Adrian]

VERY hard to find them in great condition.

Seriously? An EK2 in excellent condition isn't hard to find IMO. It depends how close to mint you want of course but they are out there! Frequently!
Browse a few more dealers and sign up to newsletters and update notifications and you will soon come across them.

[WhitePhantom]

Ya since im new to german militaria im trying to shop around and get a feel for prices and who the better dealers are

[Jørgen E]

Very nice crosses! And as the others have said already: It won't end with one of each ;-)

[Dennis GT]

Welcome to the Wehrmacht Awards Forum, deckard_67. A good start on a collection. Danger stay away form Combat Badges they will break you!

The best place to find EKs, War badges and everything else is right here on Estand. Check it out

Dennis

[deckard_67]

Many thanks guys.
I start to think this is first of the long series...
But i believe my wife think the opposite ?!?