Deumer ek1 variants

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After studying Deumer EK1's for a while, i've noticed there seem to be three main variants during the relatively short production run!!
The very earliest crosses have a matt painted core....medals 448.jpg

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The reverse hardware looks to be all wartime leftovers, with a wide hingeblock and the elegantly shaped pin, slim at both ends with a wider middle...medals 449.jpg These can be found both marked and unmarked!!

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Close up of the early style pin....medals 450.jpg

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Closeup of hingeblock, this early wider style measures almost 8mm across...

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A view with the hinge open, all hingeblocks are solid.....medals 451.jpg

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The catch, made of round wire, is the same as wartime production, and is the same on all Deumer 57ers....medals 452.jpg

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The 2nd type also has a matt painted core....medals 455.jpg

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The hingeblock is unchanged, still the wider style, but the pin is now fatter, with less of an elegant shape to it......medals 456.jpg Again, these can be found marked, or unmarked....

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Heres a comparison of the pins, the earlier one above....medals 460.jpg

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And the 3rd type, the cores are usually painted with a glossy finish....medals 457.jpg

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Retaining the fatter style pin, but now with a new style narrower hingeblock, measuring approx 6.5 mm across....medals 458.jpg This 3rd type are usually found unmarked!!

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A closeup of the later, narrow style hingeblock....medals 459.jpg

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And a comparison of the two styles of hingeblock...medals 462.jpg Early wide style on right!!

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A view of the 3 types... early on the left, 2nd type in the middle, and 3rd type on the right!!medals 463.jpg The catch on the later style is mounted lower down the backplate on this example, but they can vary!!

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To finish off, a couple of views of the maker mark, found beneath the catch....medals 464.jpg