your first ek...

[Ek stealer]

superb

fantastic responce guys cheers some top notch pics aswell

ill try get pics up over weekend of my no11

Billy

[AndyC]

Hi

My first EK was a unmarked EK2 W&L bought in 73/74
Still have it



Andy

[bytown]

I still have my first EKII.

Maker marked 128.

It was in the stuff my father brought back from the War.

Wayne

[reichenberg]

MY first EKII was a 65 which I bought in 1969 as a boy with my pocket money!

Can't remember how much I paid, but it would not have been more than £5 (those were the days ). Sadly, I no longer own it.

[Hartigan]

I still have my first EKII and it is still my favorite one-It was a L/11 bought from a small antique shop-I had no idea what it was I just liked the looks of it.

[streptile]

So here are mine in some old photos. Unmarked 65 EK2, and marked 65 EK1. As I said the EK1 is now sold (to a friend), but it was my first ever.

[MauserKar98k]

Of the 1939s:

First EKII- Klein and Quenzer (65) [Feb 2009]

First EKI- partially restored Fritz Zimmermann (6) [Jun 2011]

[WEISNER]

My Cherry popper was a unmarked but packeted J.E. Hammer & Söhne piece bought in 2007 from the LST site... Buying it brought me to this forum and I subsequently met one of my Best collector Friends while discussing it here!

I still have the cross and packet.

Kevin

[Douglas 5]

The first cross purchase were these 2 in 1974 both coin silver - a E&L EK2 and a L59 EK1 . Graf Kleinau Auktion Haus - Consignment section - in München , Germany . Was leaving Berchtesgaden for Wien-Vienna , ... so dropped in Munich quickly to pick up a pair of crosses - as a 'one time thing momentum' . Many were for sale , but ended up taking the most exspensive pair as I was advised that they were the 'not common silver type' . 280 Deutsch Mark was 3 times the price for any other 2 normal ones . Being new at it - so what the hell , ... not like I was going to be buying more of them ever !!
Just 2 realy -> ...... 6 ....... 24 ........ 52 .......

Douglas

[rbminis]

The first EK in my collection was an unmarked K&Q. It was awarded to my father and given to me after he passed away.

[Woolgar]

The first EK in my collection was an unmarked K&Q. It was awarded to my father and given to me after he passed away.

Wow, that medal is priceless to you

Nick

[rbminis]

Wow, that medal is priceless to you

Nick

Quite right Nick, it is!
Ralph.

[DaveNZ]

Quite right Nick, it is!
Ralph.

awesome. what other awards did he get?

my first ek1 was a denazified '26' and it still is my favorite ek1 my second fav is my nazified '26'. i like those Mayers.

cheers

dave

[SammyT]

My first and only EK I was a cased Meybauer L/13. I bought when I was about 14 years old and still have today at 36.


Sammy T.

[rbminis]

awesome. what other awards did he get?

cheers

dave

I do not want to highjack this thread, so you can read more about him here,
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=Documentation
Ralph.