I was going through my collection recently and found this EKI I bought about a year ago. On closer inspection I noticed it has unusual hardware. It has been slightly hand vaulted and appears to have a brass core. I suspect it may be a post war copy. What do you guys think?
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Richard.
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Opinions please. Is this EKI original or a copy / fake? Thanks!Richard.
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To be honest, for me personally, it looks fine. But needle and hook were replaced at some stage.Comment
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Anyone else? I would really appreciate some more opinions on this. Thanks.Richard.
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So, is it an original with repaired / replaced hardware?Richard.
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Just had a message that this is an original EKI with original pin and catch by Rettenmaier. Rare item. Can anyone else confirm this? Thanks!Richard.
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After further research I have found that this is very probably by Alois Rettenmaier ( L/59 ). Many thanks to Vitaly ( Vit67 ) for his help.Richard.
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Here are photos of another Rettenmaier EKI. A very similar set up to my EKI can clearly be seen on the reverse. The hinge, pin and catch are all almost identical. Here is a website with great info on Rettenmaier EKI's.
http://www.ek1-dna.de/l59-alois-rett...ch-gmuend.html
According to this website my EKI is the type 1 pinback version. Meaning it is a nice early example.Richard.
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