WSC Question

[Ron Weinand]

Do members collect War Service Crosses by maker as much as the EK? If so, is there a listing of rarity by maker as in the Iron Cross?

[George Stimson]

I do, but there's no rarity list that I know of.

[Laurence Strong]

I am starting to restrict myself to MM'd KVK/KVM's

[George Stimson]

Here are the ones I have:

Kriegsverdienstkreuz Makers

First Class - Mit Schwerter

1. Deschler
3. Wilhelm Deumer
4. Steinhauer & Luck
15. Friedrich Orth
43. Julius Bauer Sohne
62. Kerbach & Osterhelt, tombak, cased
62. Kerbach & Osterhelt, zinc
65. Klein & Quenzer, tombak, unusual mark
65. Klein & Quenzer, zinc, “accepted” mark
84. Carl Pellath
L/10. Deschler
L/11. Wilhelm Deumer
L/12. Juncker
L/13. Paul Meybauer
L/21. Foerster & Barth
L/52. Zimmermann
L/57. Boerger & Co.
Stickpin, L/57 Boerger & Co.
Unmarked, probably Petz u. Lorenz. U. Reichenbach WTTBG

First Class - Ohne Schwerter

3. Wilhelm Deumer
4. Steinhauer & Luck
15. Friedrich Orth
L/11. Wilhelm Deumer
L15. Otto Schickle
L/21. Foerster & Barth
50. Karl Gschiermeister


Second Class -- Ohne Schwerter

14. Lauer
17. Unk
19. E. Ferd. Wiedmann
36. Bury & Leonhard
41. Gebruder Bender
52. Gottleib und Wagner
60. Ohne Katz & Dreyhle (with packet, marked)
75. Unk
15. Friedrich Orth (with packet, marked - cross marked 77)
88. Werner Redo
99. Schweitzer & Cie (NOT Schweitzer!!!)107. Carl Wilde
136.

Second Class - Mit Schwerter

3. Wilhelm Deumer
6. Fritz Zimmermann
7. Paul Meybauer
9. Liefergemeinschaft Pforzheimer Schmuckhandwerker
10. Foerster & Barth
11. Grossmann & Co.
13. Gustav Bremer
14. Lauer
15. Friedrich Orth
16. Alois Rettenmaier
18. Karl Wurster KG
19. E. Ferd. Wiedmann
31. Hans Gnad
34. Willy Annetsberger
38. Unk
40. Berg & Nolte
41. Gebruder Bender
42. Bindermann & Co.
45. Franz Jungwirth
53. Glaser & Sohn
56. Robert Hauschild
61. Rudolf A. Karnethz
63. Franz J. Klast & Sohne
64. Gottl. Fr. Keck & Sohn
65. Klein & Quenzer
67. H. Kriesel
68. Alfred Knobloch
72. Franz Lipp
74. Carl Maurer Sohn
82. Augustin Prager
87. Roman Palme
89. Rudolf Richter
90. August F. Richter
91. Josef Rossler & Co.
93. Richard Simm & Sohne
95. Adolf Scholze
100. Rudolf Wachtler & Lange
101. Rudolf Tam
107. Carl Wild
108. Arno Wallpach
110. Otto Zappe
113. Hermann Aurich
127. Moritz Hausch AG
133. Unk
135. Julius Mosersen

Kriegsverdienstmedialle --

15. Friedrich Orth
60. Katz & Deyhle
77. Bayerische Hauptmunzamt

Silver RKdKVK ohne Schwerter --

1/900. Deschler

I think that's probably all of them....

[Ron Weinand]

Your Listing

Thanks George,
You can add 900/1 Knight's Cross with Swords. I have found two of these over the years from my motel buys. I have had three of the KVK w/out swords and all were marked 900/1 (two cased). All from veteran's of the 3rd US Division from the Schloss Klossheim (sp?) castle discovery.
Ron Weinand
Weinand Militaria

[Laurence Strong]

George. Your showing off again

[George Stimson]

Hey -- the man axed for a list!

[Ron Weinand]

Reason

The reason I asked is that I have several "extra" War Service Crosses (some in packets) and a few War Merit Medals (some in packets) that I will be listing in the e-Stand section over the next few days. All by different manufacturers and I wanted to know if members collected by maker or not as I can list them separately by maker if there is enough interest.
Ron Weinand
Weinand Militaria

[Kecon]

Hey -- the man axed for a list!

Axed

Hey, George, now that's funny.

Have you been hangin-out, down on the corner with some new boys?

Just kiddin!

BR
Ken