EK1 for opinion

[zambrotta11]

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[Robert P.]

Stephen, you've got nothing to worry about, nothing at ALL!

Robert

[zambrotta11]

You had me worried there for a second.
I'm glad it is alright.

Regards,
Stephen

[Robert P.]

After 1941 crosses with cores other than iron were stricktly forbidden. The practice of using brass, for example, was widely used up until this period. Your cross, according to Gordon Williamson, might very well be an early EKI. It has survived the years very well preserved in all of it's glory. Is it numbered? If not, it's another good sign that it's an early war cross.

Robert

[zambrotta11]

It is not marked so it may be an early one. Thanks for information Robert.

Regards,
Stephen

[Wim Vangossum]

My cross with the non-ferrous core is also unmarked. Like Robert said: before the regulations they did use zink and brass cores. You can even check this most of the time without using a magnet. I think that (almost) every cross, even the mint ones, with an iron core have that tiny spidering under the black paint. It is corrosion in it's most tiny appearance. The paint on the non-ferrous core remains smooth. It's just a guideline take this not as written in stone

Regards, Theo

[Robert P.]

Theo's right. Spidering, as on this EKII Deschler.

Robert