Your opinions guys!!

[Nigel N]

hi guys, what do you reckon to this EK2? 3 piece, magnetic, MM'd L/58 (Souval) blank core, no dates, no oaks! i've seen this before on Souval pre-57ers, but they've had the distinctive wartime frame, which this does'nt the painted finish on the core is the same as the other pre-57ers i've seen! a kind of grainy look to it! tri-fold ribbon appears to have had a pin mounted at some time....medals 456.jpg

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medals 449.jpg so, my question is... did Souval use two types of frame on their pre57 EK's???

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IMGP0172a.jpg heres the wartime frame you usually find, this one belongs to Daniel!!-Nigel

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just been comparing this frame to some others, and i'm pretty sure the frame is S & L, interestingly the corners have been filed round!!!

[DavidM]

Hello

An interesting item, in the Austrian tradition. Souval and S&L? I don't see why they would have to, but perhaps S&L supplied Souval with some frames.

Nice piece either way.

Regards
David

[Nigel N]

Hello

An interesting item, in the Austrian tradition. Souval and S&L? I don't see why they would have to, but perhaps S&L supplied Souval with some frames.

Nice piece either way.

Regards
David

hi David, thanks for your comments, there seem to be quite a few EK1's around, using S & L frames and cores, but using Souval hardware, so i think there must have been some trading in parts between the two firms -Nigel

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heres a couple of shots of the corners of the frame, each has been filed off, the only reason i can think for doing this, is to make the S & L frame look more like the traditional Souval shape...medals 455.jpg

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and finally a couple of shots of the Souval and standard S & L side by side!! this is one of the most interesting EK's i've seen in a while -Nigelmedals 457.jpg