EK2 mm125/ring repair

[Tony]

Hello,

I would like some opinions on this ring, which is maker marked 125. There is a large bulge next to mm, possible ring repair or ring replacement? Also, heavy stamping from makers mark, causing flatness to the reverse.

Thanks,
Tony

[Tony]

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[DavidM]

Hello

I don't have anything to reference this against, and I've never personally had or examined a '125'. That said, I wouldn't to much about the bulge in the ring. I have seen this on a few perfectly good, original EKs. It's where the ring has been soldered together and a little to much solder has been applied. As for the ring stamp itself, I can see from the photo showing the flattening why you may think it's something done at a later date to 'enhance' the value of what might otherwise be a 'run of the mill' EK. It might be this, or it might be just a badly applied stamping by a tired or disinterested employee.

Regards
David

Edit. I've just searched the forum and found this thread. This one may be a '125'. Have a look and see if it matches yours.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...hlight=ek2+125

[DavidM]

Hello

For comparison JerryW posted a maker marked '125' in this thread:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...hlight=ek2+125

If you go to the thread when logged onto the forum his posting is on page 3. I hope this is of some help.

Regards
David

[Adrian]

Hi Tony,
I'm not convinced the makers mark says '125'. To me the last digit looks like the bottom half of an '8'. If you take a look at the '128' on the Iron Cross 2nd class main page you will see one which also has the flattened area behind the stamp, the beading looks a fairly good match as well. Can you post a close up of it please and also some pics of the entire cross?

[Tony]

Let's see if this comes out any clearer.
I'm not sure either, it was my best guess.

[Adrian]

I enlarged the makers mark slightly so hopefully it will be easier to see but if you look at the bottom of the last digit, where you would expect to see a gap if it was a '5', it is completely joined as an '8' might be.

[Tony]

Hi Adrian,

Thanks for the enhancement Davis thanks for your input also. I do believe it's 126 Eduard Hahn Oberstein/Nahe. I did a search on 128 and it does not look like this one:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107906&highlight=128

More like this one:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55002&highlight=126

Thanks,
Tony

[George Stimson]

Can we see the entire EK, front and back?

[Tony]

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[Tony]

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[George Stimson]

Here's what I have for a "125."

[George Stimson]

Reverse. (I don't see any dissimilarities between this EK and Tony's.)

[George Stimson]

Maker mark.
This is one of the hardest to determine maker marks that I have seen. In fact, the main reason I call this a "125" is more because I don't think it's another similar number ( i.e. "123", "126", "128") than that I can positively say it's "125".

[EK-collector]

i have found this one old thread, I think it is 125, I will post here soon photos of my 125, which I am expecting these followind days and is same as George's.

(i make this thread alive for future interest of some collectors)