Imperial Eks

[Correus]

Okay - here are my two eK2s. Sorry it took so long - my camera s***s and I've been trying to get some shots like those I've seen elsewhere on here. I finally gave up and decided to try again later. There still not the best but at least you can see them! I need a better camera....

I do have some questions about these though:

#1 - why do the ribbons not have clasps, or such, like other awards for other countries? A lot I've seen look like these. How did they pin them on, or are mine missing a top pin?

#2 - the one with the dirtiest ribbon has what appears to be dirt in the crevices; should this be cleaned out or just left alone? I'd hate to think I was doing away with part of the Western Front!!!

#3 - this one goes along with #2... Should you ever clean the metal part or just leave it alone?

One last thing... I did try to get a picture of the maker's stamp, but no matter what I tried all of them came out fuzzy. Both are hard to read; one looks like the typical mark, but the other one looks funny. Even under a magnifying glass I had a hard time with them. One looks like it could be "DCO" or "BCO" or some such. The other - it looks like a bunch of hash marks in one spot, but in another spot looks like something that has been worn away.


Anyway, here are the pics.

[Walkwolf]

Don't clean them. They're perfectly fine the way they are, IMO.........

[Correus]

I had a feeling they should be left alone - at least that's what I told the wife. Any idea how to mount them without hurting the ribbons?

[rbminis]

Okay - here are my two eK2s. Sorry it took so long - my camera s***s and I've been trying to get some shots like those I've seen elsewhere on here. I finally gave up and decided to try again later. There still not the best but at least you can see them! I need a better camera....

I do have some questions about these though:

#1 - why do the ribbons not have clasps, or such, like other awards for other countries? A lot I've seen look like these. How did they pin them on, or are mine missing a top pin?

#2 - the one with the dirtiest ribbon has what appears to be dirt in the crevices; should this be cleaned out or just left alone? I'd hate to think I was doing away with part of the Western Front!!!

#3 - this one goes along with #2... Should you ever clean the metal part or just leave it alone?

One last thing... I did try to get a picture of the maker's stamp, but no matter what I tried all of them came out fuzzy. Both are hard to read; one looks like the typical mark, but the other one looks funny. Even under a magnifying glass I had a hard time with them. One looks like it could be "DCO" or "BCO" or some such. The other - it looks like a bunch of hash marks in one spot, but in another spot looks like something that has been worn away.

Hello, and welcome to the forum!
#1. The cross was not worn at all times. The ribbon was sewn through a button hole and worn this way.
#2. I would brush off what I could dry, leave the rest.
#3. Do not clean the medal.
Lastly, some members are able to identify the maker without seeing the maker's marks. Someone here may be able to help you.
Hope this helps,
Ralph.

[rbminis]

A new cross arrived today into my collection. It is marked MFH. I hope you like it.
Ralph.

[Correus]

A new cross arrived today into my collection. It is marked MFH. I hope you like it.
Ralph.

Ralph - beautiful eK!!! How did you get that wonderful picture of the maker's mark?!?!

[rbminis]

Ralph - beautiful eK!!! How did you get that wonderful picture of the maker's mark?!?!

Thank you.
It is a matter of a good camera, Macro function, the right lighting, the right angle, and photo shop.
Ralph.

[Chopperman]

Hi Correus.
Thanks for posting these on my thread
They are very nice crosses. From the pictures, I can not pick a specific maker
for each cross but I have a feeling that the your "BCO" mark is actually a "800"
silver content mark.

If you have access to a scanner, that might work a lot better for you
for doing extreme close up shots. Almost all of the crosses I post are
scanned and not photographed.

Here is a 800 marked cross that I just scanned---

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Bco ?

[Chopperman]

Ralph,
Nicely done
Great cross. I still don't have a MFH marked cross in
my collection.

[Correus]

Thank you.
It is a matter of a good camera, Macro function, the right lighting, the right angle, and photo shop.
Ralph.

Ralph - what kind of camera are you using?