EK1 with a ground L # on the pin

[David R.]

Hi guys I have this EK1 on Estand and was asked who the maker was, you can see what looks to be a 6 but nothing else. I can't seem to find the hinge and pin setup either. Any Ideas who the maker is?? I can only think of L16 and L56 but it does not match any photos of a 16 I have and I only have photos of screw back L56s. Thanks in advance!!
David Robertson

[David R.]

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[David R.]

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[franki]

Hello,

it is a L/56 cross.

Best Franki

[Ludwig]

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It´s quite obvious that someone has tried to remove the maker´s mark.

[ekhunter]

Why?

Why would anyone ever want to do that?

[Darrell]

Why would anyone ever want to do that?

Maybe it wasn't L/56, someone found out, and rather than have a cross with the wrong maker stamped on it decided to get rid of the damning first numbers etc.

[Jørgen E]

I have to agree with ekhunter on this one ;-)

WHY would anyone remove the makers mark? Denazification is understandable, but the MM?

[heinrich66]

I have seen this numerous times on german awards. Sometimes the relatives are thinking, the number could give a link (like award number or serial number) to the person who earned the awards. There's still a big fear in germany to get linked to "nazi" history. They don't know that this is only manufacturers cosde.
I have seen beautifull luft badges, but all the names on the back (Juncker Berlin) grinded out in the heavy way....

[Ludwig]

I have to agree with ekhunter on this one ;-)

WHY would anyone remove the makers mark? Denazification is understandable, but the MM?

So you don´t think it looks like someone has ****ed with the pin in some way? With a file for example?

[Jørgen E]

That was not my point :-)

It seems obvious that someone has used something to remove the MM! My point was simply that I didn't understand why! But heinrich66 seems to have a reasonable explanation!

Please excuse my poor english

[George Stimson]

Here's an "L/56" pinback.

[George Stimson]

Reverse.

[Ludwig]

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OK, then I misunderstood you. Sorry!
Yes, than explanation sounds logic.

[George Stimson]

Maker mark.