EK 1 class

[Tor]

This is a pin from a first class EK that I picked up at a local auction this weekend. I paid a funny price for it. Less than 5 dollars, together with some things for my little girl.

But the question is. Where is the L ?? Is this a fake one. This pice didn't fit at all on this auction.

[George Stimson]

Can we see the rest of it?

George

[Tor]

Front

Here is the front. It is much brighter than on this scan.
And not all that "yellow."

[David Tiffin]

Is it just me or does the date look cocked?

[George Stimson]

Cocked?

The date does look a little lop-sided.
Does anybody have a good Juncker EK 1 that we could see?

George

[David Tiffin]

My screwback.

[Greg S]

It may be me but my date looks a little slanted as well.

[Greg S]

It looks to me that the numbers 12 are the same as well. I believe it was just a bad stamping.

[Tor]

Slanted

You are right. The numbers are a bit slanted. The hinge is the same as the one on rangers IC.

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Tor,

Check out my very recent thread in this forum about a L/54 EK1. In this thread I have posted a number of fakes that all use the same pin. One of them is stamped /12 (missing the L). If your pin looks anything like that (in the L/54 thread or below) and not like ranger´s here in THIS thread, you have a problem.

Here is the pic again. FAKE /12:

Cheers, Frank H.

[Frank Heukemes]

obverse of the FAKE:

[Tor]

The hinge and hook

Do you have a photo with the swastika? The hook on the one I got is not the same as on the one you posted. I'll try to make a scan of it when I get back home.

As I said I picked it up on a estate auction this weekend. I went there to try to buy one helmet and a KM dagger. But came across this one as well. Together with a necklace and earrings I only paid 40 NOK. Equivalent to 5 dollars/euros.

[Frank Heukemes]

No, sorry, no swaz pics. I grabbed these scans from people who tried to sell these as originals on German auction websites.

[Greg S]

To see more that one /12 would give me some real concerns Munich looks like your on to something here.

[Tor]

Here is the backside

As you might see. The stamping looks to have been done with the same tool. The only thing that differ is that the number is a bit higher on the pin on this one. Else are they quite the same. The scan is bad though.