Imperial Eks

[DUJAILAH]

Hi Chaps, definitely not an EK2; but I thought I'd upload a close cousin which must have took some inspiration from the Prussian EK. This is a boxed Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross, II class, on combatant’s ribbon (Militärverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, am Kämpferband), 1914. The Military Merit Cross was instituted by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II on 5 August 1848 and bore that year on its lower arm. Subsequent issues were awarded in 1864, 1866 and 1870, each bearing the year of award. On 28 February 1915 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV renewed the Cross with the date ‘1914’, to be awarded retroactively from 2 August 1914,

Cheers,

Richard.

[Chopperman]

Thanks Richard.
That is a very nice example of the Mecklenburg-Schwerin equivalent to the Ek2.

[DUJAILAH]

Thanks Greg It's certainly a nice medal. Will keep a look out for the other years!

[IR 423]

Hi Chaps, just picked up the boxed EK2. The medal is a nice, sadly non-maker marked, standard EK2. I've not seen this type of private purchase box before with the bilingual French/German title. I know French was often used by the German States e.g. Pour Le Merite. But it does make me wonder if it came from the Alsace-Lorraine area,

Cheers,

Richard.

Hi Richard,

this box is not for an imperial EK.
2de Klasse is not German, if it would be German it must be 2te Klasse.
This box is from Belgium.

Kind regards
Bernd

[stuka f]

Looks indeed like a Belgian box. Good eye!
cheers
Kris

[DUJAILAH]

Hi Richard,

this box is not for an imperial EK.
2de Klasse is not German, if it would be German it must be 2te Klasse.
This box is from Belgium.

Kind regards
Bernd

Thanks for the info. Really not sure about this one now?

[AZPhil]

Very Nice!!! I was looking at these while looking for Baden haube Kockardes.
FYI! One of the site's sponsors has the 1st class version.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1914 Mil Merit Cross 1st Class - Military Antiques, Collectibles World War I, World War II, America, Germany and Japan - Griffin Militaria

Semper Fi
Phil

[SergeP]

Gentlemen, my first EK2 in a collection - it has a Godet marking and also what appears to be a 800 stamp.
Since it is my first one, keen to hear the opinions of the local experts.
Hope the photos are good enough to give an opinion.
Thank you!

[DUJAILAH]

Hi Chaps, just picked up this WW2 LDO replacement Imperial EK1. Nicely marked L/11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid,

Cheers,

Richard.

An update on this one. Managed to pick up a box in the style Deumers where using for the 1939 L/11's if this Sebastian Bianchi example is anything to go by: - Iron Cross

[IR 423]

Found this offer at a german dealer:

http://jp-militaria.de/epages/c8160b...Products/12573