How well do you know EK2's???

[Rich G]

OK, it's the week-end and not much is happening so....

Who can identify the maker of these 2 EKII's?

First up: Looks early? Frosting is chemical and not liquid applied. Burnished flanges and quality enamelled core. You can feel the core rattle within the frame.

[Rich G]

Number 2:

Nothing really distinguishing... core doesn't rattle and has a more semi-matt finish. Frosting is liquid applied type. Swastika is not pyramidal (has vertical edges).

[Jgeary]

Richard,

I'm no where near as skilled as most of the people on this forum but I'll take a stab at it and say the 1st cross is a K&Q..

[Rich G]

Richard,

I'm no where near as skilled as most of the people on this forum but I'll take a stab at it and say the 1st cross is a K&Q..

Interesting... anyone able to concur?

[MIKE12550]

Hello, my best uneducated guess would be a deumer. The crosses IMO have very nice beading on the frames, Most of the K&Q crosses I have seen have a dull look to the paint of the core that these dont seem to have. K&Q crosses also have very nice beading however.
Thanks,
Mike

[Jgeary]

I noticed similarities with the Deumer in the EK2 section as well...

[Douglas 5]

Guess

Just a guess at it :
1 is made by 24 and
2 is made by 23 .

Douglas

[Rich G]

Well we have differences of opinion...

If I'm reading the theads correctly so far we have:

1) = 65 or 24

2) = Deumer or 23

OK for sure No. 1 is NOT a '24'. Doesn't have the wide flanges the 24's have.

What about the date numerals? Are they not clues?

Rich

[Jgeary]

Richard,

I'm sticking with a 65 for cross #1.

[Jgeary]

The numbers on cross 2 look fatter than those on the Deumer.

[Jgeary]

After a little more looking, I'd say that cross 2 is a 123 or possibly a 26, the 26 in the EK2 section is in pretty rugged condition so if pressed for a definite answer I'll go with a 123.

[Peter Wiking]

None of them are from Deumer. A Deumer will have straighter arms and a "hump" on top of the frame.

Cheers.
Peter

[Douglas 5]

Ok , # 1 is not a 24 ,..... did think too carefully on that . After loosing my harddrive have not redone my EK archive yet , so trying to work from memory does not work that well .
As Richard hinted the numerals are very destintive for certan maker or makers .
Some makers shared parts ..etc .
I notice that the number '1' has the most variations on EK's , fallowed by the 3 and then 9 .
This same phenominon is true for the KvK 2 as welll , .... here mainly the large veriety of different '1's !
Have to go back and pull up more pictures to do it right ,... slowly getting back into it . When does the term paper report suppose to be in by ?
Douglas

[meriksson]

Nr 1 is a Maybauer
Mikael

[Rich G]

Guys,

There's no end date. It ends when every one agrees or failing that when the majority agree.

Do you need pics of the reverse to help?

Rich