Ek1

[O.S.V.]

Hi, guys!

What your opinions?

Regards
Sergey

[gen_key]

nice cross with old patina

[SKAND]

Nice original cross!

[Montgomery Burns]

its not patina



it is a nice looking cross,,,nice ws ,,

regards kay

[gen_key]

what you think it is kay,

thanks

[Montgomery Burns]

looks like a form of Drucker schwärze ..
a common appearance for many crosses



regards kay

[kraut72]

ergo, paint..

[pzrwest]

Was this paint applied by some crooked dealers to simulate age?

[Montgomery Burns]

its a regular thing to see on ek's

according to my research,
in imperial day's a common technique to patina silver..

how so many ek's became threated like that is unknown to me ,,,

those i researched showed the treatment was often very old..
and did also became reactive in chemical reaction with the real copper oxide developing over the years ..

all I know ,,i suspect it to be a period treatment ...

don't worry

regards kay

[joelhall]

looks like a form of Drucker schwärze ..
a common appearance for many crosses



regards kay

Just came across this thread. I heard a hearsay story at a military history group years ago that soldiers who did night sentry duty or were part of night raiding parties would use a mixture of boot polish and pen ink to reduce glare from medals and buttons, etc. Do you know if there is any truth in this?

[StevenR]

Nice original cross!

Stefano