Imperial EK2 with 57 Repeat Spange

[Nigel N]

Hi guys, heres a new arrival, an Imperial EK2 with a 1957 EK2 spange attached to the ribbon!!
Heres some pics!!
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Some closer views of the EK, Imperial quality is nearly always good.......
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MM on ribbon is (i think) "N"

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Closer pics of Spange.......
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The Reverse has the "0" mark, notice how the prongs are around the ribbon, and not through it, but its still held very firmly!!!
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-Nigel

[Borzadow]

Nigel, nice looking combo, but I got some thoughts.

First I don't think this is a "period" combo, mainly 'cause the ribbon doesn't look from this pics to be original. Check it with a UV light. [but I'm pretty sure that this is a modern repro].

Second is about the cross. It is nice original one with uncommon "N" mark! But it seems to have a repainted core. I can see straight lines of painting between core and frame, and brutal traces of the brush on the core (mainly on W cypher).

Check it yourself in a hand, myabe I'm wrong, because I'm saying it only from this pics.

[Nigel N]

Hi Patryk!!
Thanks for your thoughts!! I've looked at the core closely, and there seems to be no sign of a repaint? The paint is the same all over the cross, back and front, a sort of textured semi-gloss, maybe its the lighting on the pics??
I've done the burn test on the ribbon, and it burns to ash, it does'nt melt like modern ones, so while the ribbon might not be original to the cross, i think it probably is the same age as the Spange??
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-Nigel

[xmember]

Well Nigel, it's a very nice piece. Great pictures as well.
Thanks for showing
Regards
Rudy

[Tom C.]

fantastic peice you have done well here the cross is definatly looking good clearly showing some wear and tear to the raised points interesting way to hold the spange
very nice

best regards
tom

[Borzadow]

Well, maybe it is from late 30's ? For sure not Imperial or Weimar era.

Thanks for additional photo! But it just assured me that core might be repainted.

Look at this close ups:

1. narrow areas between core and frame that are not painted. They has a straight line (as from a paintbrush). Imperial makers painted cores before puting all three parts together, so all of the core should be painted - that one have some unpainted leftovers on both arms (left and right).

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[Borzadow]

2. I have circle for you areas in which are visible horizontal tracks of thick paintbrush. Normally you don't see them on a period painted cores.

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[Borzadow]

It is again olny my thoughts.

BUT - even if it is repainted, it is still a very nice one !!! So don't worry about that
I am an imperial collector so I got some deviations about imperial cores

[Nigel N]

Thanks Guys!!
@Patryk, i'll post it in the Imperial section, and see what they say!!
-Nigel