Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse mit etui.

[Srdj]

Hi, guys. Been a while. This was my first EK1. I bought it at a flea market in Mannheim back in 1998 ( I think). I didn't know tits or nips about EKs at the time so I just threw money down because it looked beautiful. Now I ask: is this an original? There are no makers marks on it.



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[Srdj]

I sez yes but I have no idea about where it was made.

[Woolgar]

It looks like a nice K&Q to me

Nick

[Srdj]

Dammit. Apparently I had my "caps lock" on when I typed EKi. Now I must execute myself. EKI! EKI! EKI! ek1! BAM!

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Nick-please go on, sah. Please.

[Srdj]

Nick-bitte, will you please give me a bit more info on K&Q? I swear I'll give you a freshly popped Augustiner bier.

[Kevin Grootaers]

It stood for the firm Klein und Quenzer

[Srdj]

Thanks all for your input. Sorry it took so long for me to respond to this thread. I'm going back through my uploads and thanking those I forgot to thank! You all have been very informative and friendly. I pretty much gave up this hobby back in 2006 until earlier this year when my wife took me to a (it was a surprise!) military flea market here in Germany and I bought a Krim Shield. The bug struck again and then I found this forum (by chance). Finally, people I can share with and discuss! Prost to you all.

[Adrian]

I must've missed this one first time round. I've changed the thread title so you don't need to take any more drastic action.

That date and frame beading isn't shouting Klein & Quenzer at me either. Does anyone else think it's a K&Q?

[Danny70]

...That date and frame beading isn't shouting Klein & Quenzer at me either. Does anyone else think it's a K&Q?

Nope!

I could well be wrong and it may just be the pictures, but it doesn't look like any K&Q I know of....
but I am damned if I can say what else it could be!

Regards - Danny

[Adrian]

That date looks familiar but I haven't got any reference material to hand currently.