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Hi Again,

It's my WWII EK2 from J.E.Hammer & Sohne (MM 55). It has a very nice dark frame patina.

Ricardo, excellent close up images. Perhaps this can be a start to a reference thread on EK II's.

--dj--Joe

Boerger & Co., Berlin. 22

With the noted paint up the inner sides onto the beading.

--dj--Joe

That's a good idea Joe.

Very nice EK2 from a rare maker.

very nice ekII,,,any more??..

Both very nice EKs! And great pics, Joe, Ricardo, Nice job! Taking closeups like this is a tough task at times, I know from personal experience. Good job guys! Joe, that sounds like a great idea on starting a thread on these.

Fritziii

This one arrives today a Gustav Brehmer (MM13)near mint:

Ricardo, interesting with the base under the swastika. I have seen a few 13 marked examples without the square base also.

Very nice. --dj--Joe

Yes Joe, this base under swastika is a very interesting Brehmer characteristic, I had see few Brehmers without it too.

Hi, I have a question. How often is an EK seen without any stamp on the ring. I was given a cross a good while back with NO markings. Could it be authentic or is it a junk? Thanks for your help. Peace, mark

Hi Mark,

Some authentic EK2 was issued without markings stamped on the ring. I'm not specialist to identificate yours. But there is some people here or in anothers foruns with knowledge to autenticate it and identificate it's maker from pictures.

Regards,

Ricardo

Hi all,



Im game! A common medal, yes, but its a nice 1. Its an Eisernes Kreuz 1939, 2. Klasse, by J. J. Stahl. Ive tried to find anything on the meaning of "J.J.", but, couldnt find no name whatsoever anywhere. Not even in Mark Woods book. Stahl worked from Stra�burg, Elsa� (or L'Asace in French), that place left of the river Rhein that France + Germany quarrelled about for years. Its been French from the end of world war I, but was made German from 1940 when it was occupied to 1944 when it was liberated. French is the more popular language, but you can speak both languages there, cause L'Alsace is bicultural in everything. Anyway, heres "my" 122 cross. Looking at the pics, I sorta get the feeling that the inside corners of the ribbed ridge are more round(ed) then other crosses? Maybe Im mistaking. It has a bit of rust (2nd pic), a bit of paintdamage (1st pic) + a bit of a messy underside (last pic), but I like it a lot.

Enjoy,
KR

Hi Karin,

Very nice one, you're reason #122 crosses has a very rounded inner corners. I think your cross damages are honest signals from usage, parts from the cross history. Interesting observation about J.J. Stahl and his Strassbourg conection. My french teacher was from Strassbourg too and she was about fourteen when French was occupied by germans. She told me some interesting histories about her father participation at the local resistance.

Sincerely,

Ricardo

Very nice Karin Renate

I collect the Iron Cross too
Next week this will lands in.

Do you like it .?

Iron Cross 2nd Class "round 3"

Nice original example with 99.9% of matte black factory paint. Ring is unmarked. It's got honest wear. Excellent detail. Mulipiece textbook construction with magnetic core. This is a thick heavy EKII, 23g

Regards LH

This is a huge area of collecting. There are no absolutes.
One piece construction, O/S crosses, round 3's, zinc cores and on and on...

Hey Ricardo!



You speak French? Mais, pourquoi pas parler en Fran�ais alors? J'aime �a! Je voudrais apprendre et am�liorer utiliser cette langue. Votre professeur, y-est il aux �tas Unies pendant votre course, ou etais toi � l'Europe pour apprendre? Mais je vais rester poli � d'autres lecteurs ...

Your stories, lets PM a bit, the cross I posted has a history too, which I know very well! Maybe exchange stories? Ill be discrete, promise! But I love hearing stories like that ... la r�sistance, awesome! Anyhow, Ill be PMing you

Sincerely,
KR

Hi LH!



I dont specificaly collect crosses, thers so much awesome stuff going around, I wouldnt know what to concentrate on? Some areas are getting clear(er) though, like KdF, but, crosses are way cool, the bikerthing helps a bit, they just look b... err, how do you say that, in a polite way? Like, not-good-backside-sit-on-part-of-mammal, in 1 word. But, theres SO much to know, and even if you think you know it all, it turns out, YOU DONT! Like, the box on the Mayer EK I I posted last week (or so)? That little square button? It tells us that the box was part of a pile of boxes from another box-maker then the usual 1 Mayer got them from? But, it still is a very genuine Mayer set together. Anyway, getting carried away ...



Congrats on yer new find! Very nice 1 LH ... these round 3s are more rare or at least special then regular 3s, no? Very lovely, great condition! Please post more pics when you get it?

Sincerely,
KR

Karin,

Tu es toujour une caisse � surprises. Ma professeur n'etait pas aux l'�tats Unies ou l'Europe quand j'apprend le fran�ais mais au Br�sil ou j'habite. Tu peux m'�crire les PM aussi en fan�ais si tu le veux.

Salut,

Ricardo

Kikou Ricardo! Sup�rcool id�e, je le kiffe, merci!

New adition, MM7 - Paul Meybauer:

Salut Ricardo,

Belle croix t'� trouv� l� .. all� au SOS toi? La peinture noire certainement semble tr�s tr�s bonne, sympa aussi le cadre d'�rgent, presque �tat neuf, top kiff!

� plus,
KR

Salut Karin,

Non Je ne la trouve pas au SOS, Je l'achet�e d'un autre collectionneur i�i au Br�sil. Oui la croix est tr�s neuf et la peinture est presque parfait.

Mercy,

Ricardo