Early curved EK1 (I could not get past it go )

**Eisernes Kreuz 2** · 07-17-2013, 12:33 PM

hello Guys

Let me share with you this beautiful an early slightly curved S & L Cross
I could not resist the look and feel.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-17-2013 12:33 PM

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**stuka f** · 07-17-2013, 12:45 PM

I love the convex one's!
cheers
|<ris

**Woolgar** · 07-17-2013, 01:46 PM

Nice! The collectors term for this is 'Vaulted'.

Some were vaulted at production stage and some were hand vaulted by the recipient so it would fit more snugly on the tunic

Nick

**Eisernes Kreuz 2** · 07-17-2013, 03:32 PM

thank you the supplement did not speak English very well , but I'm learning

Kind Regards Sanya

by Woolgar

Nice! The collectors term for this is 'Vaulted'.

Some were vaulted at production stage and some were hand vaulted by the recipient so it would fit more snugly on the tunic

Nick

**bigmacglenn** · 07-17-2013, 03:54 PM

Welcome to the Forum, Sanya!
Nice vaulted cross indeed, I like the look of them and have a vaulted Imperial EKI in my collection...
Thanks for showing!
cheers, Glenn

**Nick Hessens** · 07-17-2013, 06:21 PM

Good to see you here too, Sanya!

You've got a very nice cross with lots of character.
Thanks for showing.

Regards,
Nick

**Eisernes Kreuz 2** · 07-17-2013, 07:00 PM

Thank you for the warm welcome

**Scout** · 07-17-2013, 07:22 PM

by stuka f

I love the convex one's!
cheers
|<ris

Ditto (with a vengeance!)

The 'vaulted' ones are special and look great IMO.

**Scout** · 07-17-2013, 07:24 PM

by Woolgar

Nice! The collectors term for this is 'Vaulted'.

Some were vaulted at production stage and some were hand vaulted by the recipient so it would fit more snugly on the tunic

Nick

Not having taken on the experiment myself (Im not THAT mad), I wonder how pliable they were/are.
A downer to suddenly have been too eager in the bending/curving process - OUCH!

Without having an iota of knowledge about how to go about putting a vaulted shape to one of these, I assume they put it on a curved shape or maybe did it freehand.

Further more, the trick must have been to to apply the pressure a bit away from the center where the 'arms' of the cross meet, so as not to put too much of a strain on that spot.