German Imperial Militaria

no way Andy, I don't smoke.

Here is my second E.K. with markings M-8 .

 

Grean new additions.

That EKII looks cleaned and the core repainted? but none the less, tis a nice one ;-))

 

Hello Skipper,

that is a nice catch there - congrats - let's see if I can get some photos done from my 1870 Iron cross - make Carl weep a bit

Regards
Kruska

 

For some reason mine are always found without ribbon grr ..nice catch Skip .

 

The ribbon is a bit short and used, but well at leas tit has one and Heinrich you missed that one it was sent to me by a guy from Amsterdam

 

I was happy to find these 2 fellows last week, one canteen + cover + an extra cover, both Imperial German and canteen dated 1915 with almost 100% paint.

 

My latest Koppleschloss : a Prussian 1895 model

 

that's a super find skipper, nice condition too

 

and genuine, at last ......the previous ones I got were mostly fakes , the Koppleschloss market is so polluted that it's almost impossible to get a good one these days. They reason I got it is because the seller though it was English ( he saw the Crown and the word Gott = God) , so otherwise it would have been gone a long time ago.

 

really? i didnt know that, glad you got it so!

 

the best way too find out if you a doubt is to go to the das koppelschloss website. They have buckles from the 19th century until 1945 there and they have many pictures with types and dates + a section for fakes and how not to fall in a trap.

 

Damn you Andy, your not here to read this but-make me weep? I have one too ;-))

 

Heh heh, Skipper has been bitten (BADLY) by the Imperial German collecting bug :lol: :lol: Welcome to the jungle ;-))

 

Not only German Carl, I got some great British and even South African stuff today too, but I posted the pics in the newest militaria thread as it would have been off topic here

 

Just arrived today from Alsace. This Bavarian Reservisten ashtray with mention "In Treue Fest". It's quite large and heavy (about 20cm x 12cm )and in perfect condition

 

and more today: a WWI prussian Koppelschloss + a Batlefield find from 1870 (found near my home) . It's the upper part of a buckle but my first 1870 relic.

 

great items, its nice to compare the two and see how the design has changed slightly.

 

That's precisely why I put them together. I currently can't affort a complete 1870 one, so i bought this for two other reasons. Firstly it's a local battlefield find and secondly it's great to have a genuine one to compare with others when I need authentification .

 

Hi Skipper, great stuff and alsothe South Africcan stuff-that stuff is very hard to come by. I owe you a salute for these so soon as i get more ;-))

 

You are welcome Carl, I have a real weak spot for those buckles . They are hard to get , if genuine, but it's worth it, and when I get a winne rit really makes my day. I usaully make my expertise on the daskoppelschloss site