1914 Ek1...'ko'...???

[J C Gray]

Hi,
I have a 1914 EK1 with 'KO' stamped on the reverse lower arm...Can anyone tell me what this means ?
JC.

[J C Gray]

The reverse

[J C Gray]

The obverse

[HBH]

"KO" is a makers mark, which is one of the most common (the most common?) maker marks on 1914 Ek's. The KO Ek's have differents setups, some crosses looks like mixups of different frames, cores, pins and hinges.

[Marc Garlasco]

"KO" stands for Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin.

For all makers see: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/stuff/1914_EK2_makers.htm

Regards,
Marc

[J C Gray]

"KO" stands for Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin.

For all makers see: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/stuff/1914_EK2_makers.htm

Regards,
Marc

Thanks for the info guys...I checked out the link & also found the 'S-W' from my EK2.
Cheers...JC.