Looking for opinions on a couple of Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse's

[Lidman]

Hi Fellas,

Being almost solely a helmet collector, I am a bit out of my depth here.
I am looking to get a few other original TR items to display with my helmets, and
have come across a couple of EK2 medals for sale.
I am happy to say that I know 2/3's of bugger all when it comes to medals and the like,
so would love to hear your feedback/opinions on them.

The top 2 pics show the reverse side and ring stamping of what I am told is from the maker Friedrich Orth Wien (15)
The lower 2 show the front side and ring stamping of the J.E. Hammer & Söhne Geringswalde (55) EK2.
I have asked for more pics showing both sides of each of these, and hope to have them soon.
Thanks in advance for any opinions offered.

Brad.

[Lidman]

Okay, the order of the pics did not come out in the order I thought they would.
Here are a few more pics I just received.
Friedrich Orth Wien front, and Friedrich Orth Wien front
Hope this helps with opinions.

Brad.

[Danmark]

Both look like crackers to me Brad!

Cheers, Dan ( Watch it, EK's are addictive )

[Glenn66]

No problems from me either!

The Hammer & Sohn marking matched perfectly to my ground dug example but in regard to the Orth, do you think it could actually be a '13' (Gustav Brehmer)?

[Lidman]

No problems from me either!

The Hammer & Sohn marking matched perfectly to my ground dug example but in regard to the Orth, do you think it could actually be a '13' (Gustav Brehmer)?

You could be onto something there, my impression when I saw the stamping was that it was a 13.
Either way, still a nice EK.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Brad.

[Adam M]

Two good crosses the top 55 the bottom is a 15

[Nick Hessens]

Two good crosses the top 55 the bottom is a 15

+1

The Orth is in very nice condition and is also the rarer one of the two. It has a typical Orth core and large, thin suspension ring. Here is mine for comparison:

[rbminis]

Okay, the order of the pics did not come out in the order I thought they would.
Here are a few more pics I just received.
Friedrich Orth Wien front, and Friedrich Orth Wien front
Hope this helps with opinions.

Brad.

Hello Brad,
This is exactly why we request that a new thread be started for each individual award. It reduces the confusion.
A couple of nice EK's either way.
Ralph.

[harryamb2]

[Lidman]

Thanks for the advice and opinions fellas.
Man, I love this forum, and it's many valuable members!

Brad.