Okay, I know I paid too much but I had to have it (sound familiar?). Here we have a nice relic condition vaulted EK1 with an 800 hallmark and MM 58. Opinions other than it looks like s•*t? Thanks, Ausgang
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I do have another opninon, and that is: aged fake.
The beading of the cross looks nothing like that of Souval crosses,
and the font of the L/58 way off.
The "800 " is Latvian KC style.
Since you already stated you paid too mauch, I hope you can get your money back
Regards,
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Compare with this.
Hello,
I too feel that you should try to get your money back. Here are 4 pictures of an authentic L/58 Souval screw back EKI. Have a look at the features. Yours does not have the Souval frame outer arm corner extended beading nor well rounded inner corners. The 3 is not dipped as it should be. I can't tell if it has the appropriate 12 o'clock arm beading flaw or not. I do notice the anti-rotation pin is set very low on the reverse and the mm on the screw plate looks to be poorly struck. This all leads me to think it's not authentic. I don't mean to overkill with this reply but wanted you to know these points. Senior collectors have advised me to watch for them so I pass them on as a learning experience. There is also a great article on Souval EK, written by Peter Wiking, pinned to the top of this forum.
Regards,
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Thanks for the quick adds to the thread. Guess I got duped, should have checked the EK MM pages of the Wehrmacht Awards website first. I'll contact the seller. Thanks again.Comment
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AUSGANG
Rust is not the same as being original is the lesson learned here.
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Yes, absolutely! What's dumb is how even with the information I had from this website I still went for it. I see now that even relic EKs have to be scrutinized and if I'm going to collect them, I have to approch them as FAKES that need to be proven REAL, not the other way round! Cheers, AusgangComment
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