Originality WWI EKII

[love4history]

Hmmm... heared something new today concerning testing an EKII for its' originality:
"if you shake it and you hear something ringing inside it's original (like there's something loose inside)"

I must confess I have never tried this or heared this before. Anyone else has?

cheers and thanks

[Don D.]

That is the core rattling in the frame.

[TerryG]

That is the core rattling in the frame.

and as Don will confirm, not all original EKs will rattle...

[McCulloh]

BUt many. many do rattle. Many "early" EK2 fakes were single pieces. It's not proof positive, but it's something to look for-like a magnetic core. There were brass ones, but not many. Heck, there were @ 6 million made.