TR peroid WW1 IC1

[Dennis J]

I would like any help here I am looking to buy a nice WW1 IC 1 that is a WW1 peroid piece not a 30's or TR peroid piece.How can I tell the difference in a orig. WW1 peroid piece from a 30's TR peroid piece?Thanks in advance for any help.

Enjoy your hobby
Dennis J

[schönbeck]

its not so hard. The frame and the core is often quite different compared to a 30's piece.

And those ww1 makers that survived the first war didnt use the same stamps later on.

JUst post pics when you have one in mind and many here on the forum can tell.

[Dennis J]

Tr peroid WW1 ICI

The WW1 IC1 that I am lookin at is on the estand in the Imperial section and is marked WW1 IC1 800 marked by Frank2far.I am looking for a WW1 peroid IC "not" one of those TR peroid pieces.Thanks.

Dennis J

[Steve Campbell]

That EK1 on the Estand does look like a period type piece, although with the 800 mark on it I don't know if it is an actual award piece. It is not a TR piece for sure. If you want a true WW1 era item look for a marked cross with one of the known official award makers. The easiest to find would be KO, WS, KAG, Fr etc. The 800 on the Estand is a nice piece that I would not hesitate to put in my collection, if I was not broke!

[Dennis J]

Tr ww1 ic1

That EK1 on the Estand does look like a period type piece, although with the 800 mark on it I don't know if it is an actual award piece. It is not a TR piece for sure. If you want a true WW1 era item look for a marked cross with one of the known official award makers. The easiest to find would be KO, WS, KAG, Fr etc. The 800 on the Estand is a nice piece that I would not hesitate to put in my collection, if I was not broke!

Here we go this will help some.
hallmarked "KO" on the reverse. The firm was located in Stuttgart. It provided the bulk of the issued 1st Class Iron Crosses awarded by the government. [As we have shared with you on many occasions, Iron Crosses that are vaulted, screwbacked, hallmarked for silver content (.800 through .950), or manufacturer hallmarked for firms other than "KO," usually have been privately-purchased.
With this said the IC on the estand is a privately-purchased cross and could have been made anytime after the war(1914-18)

Enjoy your hobby
Dennis J