EK family photo!

[Danny70]

Hello All...

I recently got most of my crosses out for a group photograph (or two).
I thought you guys might like to see the results... Hope you like them as much as I do!

I bought my first EK2 about 3 years ago - a 'KO' marked Imperial (2nd cross in on bottom left), thinking it would be cool to have a 'real' iron cross.... little did I know that this would happen... the count is now over 60!! (with a lot of help from the estand!)

Apart from 2 of the cased EK1's and 2 of the Imperial EK2's, they are all maker marked.







Of the 1939 EK2's in the pictures, here are a list of the makers.
(Apologies for the lack of umlauts, but if anyone can tell me the keystroke for them in Mac OSX I would be delighted as I've tried everything!!)

1 - Deschler & Sohn, Munchen (x2)
3 - Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheld
4 - Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheld
6 - Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart
7 - Paul Meyhauer, Berlin
11 - Grossmann & Co., Wien
13 - Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen/Sa
14 - L. Chr. Lauer, Nurnberg-W
15 - Friedrich Orth, Wien
16 - Alols Rettenmaier, Scwablsch-Gmund
19 - E. Ferd Weidmann, Frankfurt/Main
21 - Gebr. Godet & Co., Berlin
22 - Boerger & Co., Berlin
23 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Heereshedarf darf In der Graveur-u. Ziseleurinnung
24 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Hanauer Plaket-ten-hersteller
25 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Graveur-Gold-und Silberschemiede-Innungen
27 - Anton Schenkl's Nachf. Wien
40 - Berg & Nolte, Ludenscheld (x2)
44 - Jakob Bengel, Idar/Oberdonau
52 - Gottlieb & Wagner, Idar/Oberstein
55 - J.E. Hammer & Sohne, Geringswalde (x2)
56 - Robert Hauschild, Pforzheim
60 - Katz & Deyhle, Pforzheim
65 - Klein & Quenzer A.G., Idar/Oberstein
66 - Freidrich Keller, Oberstein
75 - Franke & Co. (x2)
76 - Ernst L. Muller, Pforzheim
93 - Richard Simm & Sohne, Gablonz a.d.N.
98 - Rudolf Souval, Wien
100 - Rudolf Wachtler & Lange, Mittweida
106 - Bruder Schneider A.G., Wien
113 - Hermann Aurich, Dresden
120 - Franz Petzl, Wien
122 - JJ. Stahl, Strassburg
123 - Beck, Hassinger & Co., Strassburg
128 - S. Jablonski, G.m.b.H. Posen
137 - J.H. Werner, Berlin
138 - Julius Maurer, Oberstein
L/11 - Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid

Regards - Danny

[baldy1939]

WOW an impresive sight well displayed , keep it up Danny

[gregM]

Great display Very nicely done.

[Nigel N]

fine collection, great to see them all together, very impressive!! -Nigel

[StefanK.]

Greeeat! Sweet pictures.


Which maker does the 7rd cross (from left) in the second row, 3rd picture have? The cross has a blank swastica.

Stefan

[streptile]

(Apologies for the lack of umlauts, but if anyone can tell me the keystroke for them in Mac OSX I would be delighted as I've tried everything!!)

Hold option, press "u". This gives you the umlaut. Then press whatver letter you want accented by it. For example, "option" + "u" then "o" = ö.

Very nice collection, too. Do you have some variants in there? Ubergroße? Schinkel? etc.

Trevor

PS: "option" + "s" = ß

[Allan P.]

Danny, any names on the EK11 packets?

Allan

[Danny70]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone!

Allan -
the packets are all marked:
Grossmann & Co., Wien (11)
L. Chr. Lauer, Nurnberg-W (14)
J.E. Hammer & Sohne, Geringswalde (55)

streptile -
Thanks for the info on the umlauts, but that method worked fine in OS9 but all I get now in OSX is an accent. ie. ú
No ubergroße, but a Schinkel and a 'Round 3'

StefanK -
I think the cross you are refering to is the one with the paint missing from the swastika - that is a one-piece Schinkel.

[Chet Sowersby]

Sweet!

Chet

[Steinar]

Nice collection

How do you store them / display them?

[Friedrich]

Amazing!

[mdj]

i see no difference between them...

very nice collection of EKII's...make it complete.

martin

[rkhunter]

Very nice collection, your addicted for sure!

[Wijtman01]

Cool man, looks like an award ceremony

[birdie]

My humble assortment

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