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04-16-2015 06:45 PM
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looks a straight one to me.
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I agree that this is most likely a wartime cross.
gregM
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Hard to say what is "postwar", when EKs 1914 were awarded until 1924. In my opinion all that can be said with certainty is that this cross is not an awarded piece, because it is hallmarked for silver content. Awarded pieces were unmarked (for silver content) as they all were from silver.
I would like to add that Imperial collectors don´t care so much about war/postwar production, as the TR collectors do. In TR collecting, war/postwar border is still (although IMO falsely) considered as border between original and crap. On contrary to TR, Imperial postwar private purchases are often more expensive than wartime awarded pieces. So, just relax, you have a nice genuine cross.
Last edited by Miro; 04-23-2015 at 05:46 PM.
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So no officially awarded pieces were marked for silber content? I didn't know that. I've seen knights crosses that had the "800" mark.
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The Knights Cross is a whole different subject.........
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Danny Warlick
So no officially awarded pieces were marked for silber content? I didn't know that. I've seen knights crosses that had the "800" mark.
As I already said, Imperial collecting is different than TR. If you will mix up TR habits with Imperial collecting you will experience many suprises. Just some most typical differences - in Imperial era, casting (of Iron cores of EKs) is welcomed sign of early cross. In TR era, casting is deemed as forgery, as all TR cores are already stamped. In Imperial era, silver is standard material of all award crosses, so there is no need to hallmark it. Only private purchases are hallmarked, to make difference between more expensive silver pieces and less expensive neusilber, or brass pieces. In TR era, only the highest awards - and not all of them - are from silver, so even award pieces had to be hallmarked to make difference between silver and neusilber cross.
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Thank you Miro! Really good information! I appreciate it a lot!
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