Back of the 2 unmarked examples.

Dean, two nice examples. Thanks for sharing.

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Update on my Meybauer packeted medal. It is marked on the inside curve of the ring with a 7 laying on it's side.
Will attempt to get a scan but it's a difficult spot. I've had it for 30 some years and just yesterday stumbled across the mark.

--dj--Joe

My contribution. Unmarked but with a fair bit of frosting left

The reverse

Laurence, that is a fine example.

--dj--Joe

I like these straight from the vet mint unissued.

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maker

Those are sweet

They are nice. Spencer V., are they ring marked 108?

I finally got a read on the maker of my second example with the spot of rust. 10 for, Foerster & Barth.
Revised my original image.

--dj--Joe

Hey Joe

They are diffently Arno Wall Pach. I have noticed that this company made alot of Russian front medals.

Nice medals gents. Spencer, can you show a pic of the maker number on the ring(s)?

Regards
Russell

Here's a recent addition. Maker is Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart.

Back.

Maker's mark, #6. . This is the only maker's mark that I've seen with a period after the number. Did any other maker do this?

Keeps us from guessing if it's a 6 or a 9 that way.

--dj--Joe

I'd guess it's a 6 with a period as Raymond suggests. Perhaps when we see another one without a dot, it will be a 9. May have been done to distinguish between the two makers? Has anyone seen it on any other type of medal as well?

Regards
Russell

I'm usually lucky if I can make out the numbers let alone see a period. Anyone got an example of an EKII by Fritz Zimmermann? That might tell.

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Check page #77 in THE IRON CROSS of 1939 by: Gordon Williamson.
The example by Friedrich Keller apears to have a period. (66.)

--dj--Joe

Joe, it does look like a period on the Friedrich Keller. I don't have an example to check with but maybe I'll find one this weekend.
On both the EKII ans EKI there is a period after the 6. I wonder what Liefergsmeinschaft Scmuckhandwerker (#9) used? Gordon doesn't list this maker in his book on EK's but I think I saw it listed as a maker of EKII's on WAF.
Here's the MM #6 on an EKII.

EKI.

I've discovered no images of 9's.
It's good to know about the 6. and 66. both having periods.

--dj--Joe

Any updates? Any additions?

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If you've got one or more medals, please post pics and the makers mark on the ring. Also, details of any packets for the medals as well.

Updated list:

3 = Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid
4 = Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid
6. = Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart
7 = Paul Meybauer, Berlin
8 = Ferdinand Hoffstätter Bonn a. Rhein
10 = Foerster & Barth, Pforzheim
13 = Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen
18 = Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen
20 = C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim
65 = Klein & Quenzer, Idar/Oberstein
73 = Franz Mänert Gablonz
76 = Ernst L. Müller, Pforzheim
93 = Richard Simm & Söhne, Gablonz
100 = Rudolf Wächtler & Lange, Mittwaida
107 = Carl Wild, Hamburg
110 = Otto Zappe, Gablonz
117 = Hugo Lang, Wiesenthal
127 = Moritz Hausch A.G. Pforzheim
L/15 = Otto Schickle Pforzheim
Un-marked medal with smaller than usual hanging ring

Others:

1 = Deschler & Sohn, München, marked packet, un-marked medal
7 = Paul Meybauer, Berlin, marked packet, un-marked medal
20 = C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, marked packet
66 = Friedrich Keller, Oberstein, marked packet, no medal
98 = Rudolf Souval, Wien, marked packet, un-marked medal
108 = Arno Wallpach Metallwarenfabrik, Salzburg, marked packet, un-marked medal
138 = Julius Maurer, Oberstein/Nabe, marked packet with no medal description, un-marked medal

To be confirmed with pics:
14 or 74 marked medal

Regards
Russell