EK1 Opinions aprecciated...

[Robert P.]

Personally I think it's not a Deumer as the date numerals look too fat to be Deumer.

Rich

I agree Rich,

But possibly they're hidden under all the heavy paint.

Robert

[Robert P.]

Personally I think it's not a Deumer as the date numerals look too fat to be Deumer.

For what it's worth (and I know here not much) I think the whole piece is repro.

Rich

I was hoping we didn't go there, trying to find an answer. But, this was a thought I had myself in the opening moments. The only thing I see is a cross that's been put together, possibly postwar, to make a buck. It hurts, I know, but the cross speaks 'put-together'.

Robert

[R. Schmitt]

here's a closeup of the date - I am certain that the heavy paint "blew" the numbers up a little, just like the swas...

[Rich G]

It hurts, I know, but the cross speaks 'put-together'.

Robert

That is my view too. Possibly a core and front frame from a EKII with newly made pin and catch. Hinge could be from something else or newly made too.

[R. Schmitt]

one more that I 'forgot'

[Robert P.]

The sly fox!

Maybe a Godet 'variant'.

Robert

[R. Schmitt]

While we're at it - can anyone supply pix of a good 21 marked Godet from his files - prior to posting this piece, I was searching the Forum but could not find any pix on them to compare.
Thanks a lot everybody
Rainer

[LuckyLuudje]

Looks like work of the African Hero to me

[Robert P.]

Looks like work of the African Hero to me

!!!! Karsten S. strikes again. Thank you, Luud!

Robert

[StefanK.]

I would throw this cross in a wastepaperbasket....

[Robert P.]

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[R. Schmitt]

...how about an EK 1st class? There's not much on the topic, let's discuss it here!

[Robert P.]

...how about an EK 1st class? There's not much on the topic, let's discuss it here!

Rainer,

I've search all of my resources for a '21' marked EKI, and found myself wanting. I might be wrong, but I don't think Godet marked any of their EKI's with the '21' stamp, at least from what I have seen anywhere at this time. I'm sorry. Someone prove me wrong, please. K.S., I'm afraid, IMO!

Robert

[StefanK.]

Robert,

21mmd crosses do exist, but they are very rare.

Stefan

[R. Schmitt]

So do we have two opinions with nothing to back up either one?
I don't even know what one, if they exist, would look like....