My first EK II

[nexus-6-mariner]

Bitten the bullet so to speak and have become a member at last. As a member i thought i'd gauge your opinions on this little smasher. Or at least i hope it's a little smasher. Non maker marked and purchased from the e-stand. Any ideas as to the maker? Please tell me it's real.

[nexus-6-mariner]

The back.

[nexus-6-mariner]

The side on view.

[MIKE12550]

Looks good to me! nice cross!
Mike

[Peter Wiking]

Genuine 65 Klein & Quenzer in my opinion.

Cheers.
Peter

[Brien]

Great 1st Piece

NICE!!!!!

My first one was made of lead (I know there was a shortage of wartime materials, but that was ridiculous)

Added attraction if that is a K&Q.

[nexus-6-mariner]

Thanks gents. Nice to know it's the smasher i hoped it was. Technically speaking it's not my first. My first purchase was returned immediately. A packeted EK II from e-bay. When it arrived i was shocked. I'd never seen one before, but just knew it was rotten. The edges were covered in glue and the frames did not line up. Common sense told me it had at some point fallen apart and been glued back together. Back it went and i was refunded, but it appeared on e-bay again the following week. Never again will i purchase my medals from e-bay.
A kind collector directed me here. This feels a much safer environment to spend shed loads of money!

As i'm just beginning my Third Reich memorabilia adventure, could someone please tell me what makes the cross more interesting if it is a K&Q?

[lion909]

IMO,good 65 EKII

[jcwater]

IMO,good 65 EKII

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[eindecker2]

The K&Q EK's have some specific design characteristics that are apealing to many. The quality is also very high. One of the detail items that stick out for K&Q EK's is what I told my beloved wife 'the wicked curl of the "3"' The bottom stroke of the '3' in 1939 and 1813 turn into the curve more than any other maker I have seen. So its more of a neat feature than anythign else. Also K&Q made their version of the RK - so they were a quality firm.

[upbeek]

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the patina is very nice as is the cross chay

[Paratrooper]

It's a very nice unmarked K&Q with a nice Patina.
What i thing i can add to the caracteristics of this maker is the jet black matte core.
K&Q is my favorite EK maker and i'm lucky that my first EK was a K&Q

Andreas

[Rik]

Congratulations with your K&Q EK2, nice one!!

[nexus-6-mariner]

Thanks for your expertise fellas. I feel kind of lucky to have such a quality cross as my first. Let's hope my future purchases go as well.