EK1 Marked 65

[Dez H]

The K&Q normally have a more rounded cased, such as the one pictured below,

Is this an absolute rule? I mean if you encountered 10 cased K&Q EK’s how many would be the slightly more rounded corner type?
Can these be attributed to one particular case maker or certain firms that used these?

[Sebastian Bianchi]

No, not an absolute rule at all, I am not sure how you came to that because if you continue reading the post, you see that I mention that we have discussed that manufacturer's subcontracted their cases (which would mean more than one got their cases from a particular case maker), and that often collectors mix and match case and cross (which means you can rarely be 100% sure a cross belongs to a case beyond the shadow of doubt).

An absolute rule? The only absolute rule in our hobby is that there are no absolute rules. For every rule, there is exception, but I still tend to go by the rules. My comment is an observation made from studying this particular maker of the Iron Cross for a few years. In my opinion, and based on my experience, K&Q boxes are slightly more rounded.