opinion about A&S EK1

[magnusmilitaria]

Some opinion about this EK1 ?
Regards
M

[Montgomery Burns]

Assman & sohn ???


first time I see one ,,,,..

the pin may be a replacement...

do you have pictures off the soldering ?








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[magnusmilitaria]

Its also first time for me to!
No I dont have more photos I find this EK1 A&s on net.
If I ll get some more informations about this cross I ll let You know.
BR
Mark

[Mike Kenny]

The obverse frame and core look OK. The reverse looks totally bogus, from hardware to maker mark to patina. I'm thinking another Frankenstein.

Regards
Mike

[Don D.]

Absolutely horrible from the reverse. Why use two known maker marks? When I see fingerprints on awards it says artificial patina to me.

[gregM]

I also think it's a put together piece. Bad pin, never before seen
makers marks, fake patina. Even the shape of the back is bad,
Uneven and out of square.

[Montgomery Burns]

I also think it's a put together piece. Bad pin, never before seen
makers marks, fake patina. Even the shape of the back is bad,
Uneven and out of square.

fake patina. ? hard to tell by these pictures ...

do you have some examples to compare with ?









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[Tiger 1]

Horrible pin.

Excessive flux discoloration around hinge and catch.

Poorly formed letters in makers mark.

IMO not something for my collection.

Tony

[kriztof]

Front good, reverse baad. Print that Danno..



Chris

[saschaw]

Never seen one like this before, but I'm with you - I think this's a Frankenstein.

[morel5000]

Core doesn't seem to fit the frame.
Strange. Looks like a "get it together" funky piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyRxhsKJ7s0

Best regards,
Michel

[gregM]

fake patina. ? hard to tell by these pictures ...

do you have some examples to compare with

No I don't but seeing finger prints in it sure makes me
think it was chemically applied.

[LeeJ]

I saw this one as well and passed Like Tony said its not something for my collection either.

[Montgomery Burns]

No I don't but seeing finger prints in it sure makes me
think it was chemically applied.

what wood you have said ?


if the cross shown here was a indisputable original ..
lets say a Godet ,, (with finger prints) ?





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[gregM]

I would wonder why. I realize there are probably many explanations
on how those finger prints got there. For example even a person's
own natural oily fingers can cause problems.

However on the cross posted in this thread, it's just one more red flag
among others that give me cause for concern.