Once (in my younger years, in the 1970´s ), I spent, what I considered then, a fortune , on an unmessed with "battlefield worn" EK I. In those early years of my interest in WWII history this item represented nothing more than a picture in a Alistair MacLean movie and in 1986 I sold it to a very reputable dealer in Finland https://www.holmasto.fi/ .

The words of the professioneal buyer stuck to my mind as he said "Don´t worry, it´s only an item, sometime You will be able to buy even an better one".

Well, the years passed but never did I encounter anythin like that 70´s battlefield worn EK until a couple of weeks back. Needless to say I bought it at once, from a reputable dealer once again.

Finding these kind of unmessed with examples is very, very hard in 2016. I was very lucky. This Iron cross even came with the smell of the house/box it was "buried in" since 1945. This EKI will be a central piece in an upcoming WWII exhibition in Finland. After the exhibition I will donate it to the local museum.

Best, Jan