The 39'EK2 Rarity Stats

[Blitz]

I will, thanks!

[Paolovski]

Hi Antti could you please take off my previous "70" and add a "76".Rubbish stamp/eyesight combination
Cheers

[Blitz]

Thanks Paul!

[Blitz]

Doing my job for your benefit.......

[army_scout19d]

what do the numbers mean

hey every im realitivly new to the collecting aspect of memorbilia, i was wondering if someone could clue me in as to the signifigance of the numbers on the crosses, and is it the number on the ring.

[Blitz]

The numbers signify the manufacturer of a spesific cross. Some crosses have a mark and others don't. Germans had a very strick quality controll over iron crosses during ww2 and each firm that had a government contract to produce iron crosses had a Lieferantennummer to mark it's product. A simple numeric code. For example "65" is the mark of Klein und Quenzer of Idar Oberstein. Some company's also had the license to manufacture crosses for retail sails for replacement, uniform outfitter's shops and so on. For this purpose company's had a LdO number or Leistungsgemeinschaft deutscher Ordenshersteller. This mark has a prefixed "L" letter. So, Juncker of Berlin has "2" as it's Lieferantennummer and "L/12" as it's LdO mark for retail sales.
For more info check this out:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron...roncross_2.htm

So in theory this all should mean that a cross stamped with just a number is one that was awarded during the war and the "L/" mark should signify a cross made for just retail sales. In reality these two types intermixed during the war, so in some cases a number is just as good as the "L/" mark. Fakes is another matter offcourse, but studying will help you there aswell as asking alot of questions in the forum.

[Blitz]

Working...

[gasschutzgerate]

bonjour, hello
je possede:
1x65
1x75
1xround three
2xUnmarked
regards
Roland

[Von Eisen]

Hi please add my 44 thanks

[Blitz]

Thanks guys!

[Blitz]

Working for you..

[Blitz]

Just doing a days' work...

[Blitz]

Doing my thing for you..

[gasschutzgerate]

hello,
+ 1 schinkel ek2

[Blitz]

Summa Summarum part 27

"1"
3

"3"
14
1 with fat frame

"4"
13
1 with packet

"5"
1

"6"
9

"7"
16

"8"
1

"11"
7

"13"
14
1 with packet
1 cased

"14"
1

"15"
10

"16"
9

"19"
5
1 cased

"21"
7

"22"
4

"23"
8
1 packet

"24"
24
1 with additional "o" mark and "WR"
1 with additional "WR"
3 with small acorn
1 with original small brown packet marked "Maria Shenckle" (27)
1 with rarer small packet without "1939"

"25"
16

"27"
10
1 double marked in ring
2 with packet

"39"
1

"40"
11

"44"
11

"49"
2

"50"
1

"52"
5

"55"
14

"56"
2

"60"
1

"65"
41
1 double marked on the ring
2 with packet

"66"
2

"70"
1

"75"
7
1 with packet

"76"
9

"85"
1

"92"
1

"93"
11

"98"
6

"100"
25
3 with packet

"103"
1

"106"
6

"113"
11
1 with packet

"116"
1

"120"
11

"122"
5

"123"
1 with packet
6

"125"
3

"126"
2

"128"
3
1 with packet
1 with Split Frame/Open Core

"132"
3

"134"
1

"137"
6

"138"
6
1 with packet

"142"
2

"L/11"
9
1 cased

"L/12"
1

"L/13"
1

"L/14"
1 with round inner frame

"L/16"
1

"L/56"
2

"Schinkelform A"
20
2 1-piece construction
2 nonmagnetic
1 cased
1 with small blue packet

"Schinkelform B"
2

"Round 3"
13
1 cased

"Round inner corner"
1

"UberGrosse"
7
1 cased

"WB"
1

"SW"
1

Unreadable makermark
2
1 wide frame
1 with packet "25"

Unmarked
80
3 cased
1 with packet
1 with large blue packet
1 with packet "11"
1 wit packet "55"
1 non-magnetic with packet "65"
1 with packet "109"
1 round inner frame
1 "3" with packet
1 "4"
1 "15"
1 "58"
7 Souval
1 Souval, cased
2 Souval with blue packet
1 "65" with packet
1 "65"
1 Deschler
15 "100"
2 "100" with packet
1 "100" with small packet
6 wide frame
1 wide frame with acorn mark
1 with blank reverse
1 with brass core
4 with zinc core
6 with non-magnetic core

Special
A famous partially assembled ek2
4 spanish made ek2

Thank you for your everlasting support.
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