4 X KO MM EKII's

[dragnet]

Fond these four, all KO ring stamps, im interested in why one core seems to have a slightly diffrent crown and another has a larger oak leaf, IMO im thinking diffrent ages, stamps etc, all replies welcome. Pete.

May i also apologize for the crappy pics, its dark here in the UK .

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[Rich G]

How many KO variations are there? I know people talk about cast core vs Stamped core but actual physically different designs - how many? I read somewhere that KO had been identifed as being from K&Q. Is that a fact or hearsay?

[streptile]

I've never counted the KO variants but there are at least two frames and a handful of cores, one of which is cast iron and the rest of which are stamped low-relief steel.

KO being K&Q is neither fact not hearsay but rather a theory that's not yet been proven beyond a doubt. However, I think the evidence is compelling enough to consider it a fact for myself, personally. There's a short chapter about it in Wernitz -- too much info to reproduce here.

[gregM]

I think I know of 4 different cores.

[SCOTT G]

These photos are about 4 months old now but shows 7 cores, since then I have found 2 more. All are "KO" marked with both types of mark.

[Rich G]

Interesting! Is the same number of cores seen in the KO EK1 too?