 | Manufacturer's Markings on the 1914 1st Klasse Eiserne Kreuz (Iron Cross) |
If you are aware of any manufacturer's that are not on this list, please let me know so that I can add them. This is a resource for all of us.
| Marking | Hersteller (Manufacturer) | Location |
| A | Assmann | Lüdenscheid |
| AWS | A. Werner & Sohne (See Manufacturer's Marks) | Berlin |
| CD 800 | Carl Dillenius | Pforzheim |
| Deschler & Sohn | Deschler & Sohn Abzeichenfabrik | München |
| DEUTSCHER OFFIZIERSVEREIN | Deutscher Offiziersverein | Unknown |
| D.R.G.M. 653146 | Paul Meybauer | Berlin |
| Fr | Friedländer | Berlin |
| FR | Friedländer (?) | Berlin (?) |
| FR. SEDLATZEK BLN S.W. 68 | Friedrich Sedlatzek | Berlin |
| G | Godet & Sohn | Berlin |
| GD | Godet & Sohn | Berlin |
| GODET- BERLIN | Godet & Sohn | Berlin |
| M. HANSEN D.R.G.M. 650006 | M. Hansen | Unknown |
| H.B.G. | Unknown | Unknown |
| J | C. E. Junker | Berlin |
| J.H. WERNER BERLIN | J.H. Werner | Berlin |
| JWS | Johann Wagner & Sohn | Berlin |
| K.A.G. | Unknown | Unknown |
| K.M.S.T. (also seen as) K.M.S.t | Königliche Muenzamt Stuttgart | Stuttgart |
| KO | Königliches Münzamt Orden | Berlin |
| N | Neuhaus & Sohn | Unknown |
| S-W | Sy-Wagner | Berlin |
| V (possibly a "Y"?) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Y | Unknown | Unknown |
| W | Wagner | Berlin |
| we | Unknown | Unknown |
| Wilm | Wilm | Berlin |
| WS | Wagner & Sohn | Berlin |
| W & S | Wagner & Sohn | Berlin |
| Manufacturer's Marks found on EK1 | |||
| Marking | Hersteller (Manufacturer) | Location | |
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A. Werner & Sohne | Berlin | |
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Koch & Bergfeld | Bremen | |
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Meybauer | Berlin | |
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Unknown. This could be a manufacturer's inspection or "proof" mark. Recently a L59 marked EK1 has surfaced with this square marking. L59 was the manufacturer "Alois Rettenmaier of Parlerstrasse 27 in Schwabisch-Gmund". This does not indicate conclusively that the square mark is this manufacturer, as it could in fact, be a quality assurance mark of some sort. |
Unknown | |
| Known Silver Content Marks on EK1 | |||
| SILBER | |||
| .800 | |||
| .900 | |||
| .925 | |||
| .935 | |||
| .938 | |||
| .950 |
