My First EK1

[Daniele C]

Hello everybody,
as a non collector of crosses in general i want to show you my new"used" EK1 marked L12.I always wanted one
Opinions are welcome

Daniele

[Daniele C]

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[Daniele C]

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[Nico C]

Looks like it has seen quite some action .

[Mike Kenny]

Hi Daniele,

First up, it's an L/11 (Deumer)!

Nothing wrong from the reverse - textbook hardware showing signs or wear (?cleaning).

The obverse is a bit of a conundrum for me - the beading shows exceptionally heavy wear but the paint is almost fully intact. A very unusual combination. I would be looking carefully for 2 things to make sure the cross is unmessed with; either 1) evidence of black paint on the beading, in which case the core has probably been repainted and/or 2) any indications on the edges of the cross that the frames have been separated (in which case a damaged/de-nazified core may have been replaced).

Regards
Mike

[StefanK.]

L/11 is Deumer and i believe that the core was replaced.
The frame and the hinge/pin are textbook.

Stefan

[Steinar]

L/11 Zimmermann?

what happend to the L/11's that used to be Deumer...

L/52 is zimmermann.

[don-zamo]

Nice cross, thats your first Good work mate

James M

[Daniele C]

Thanks all,
I hope its ok
When i got it i was moving holding the centre to see if it moved from the external frame(you know like you check the EK2) and it was really solid.this might not mean anything.Later when im home from work i ll check more

[don-zamo]

Dont worry about that not all crosses do that, my EK1 doesnt either, well i didnt when i had it anyway, its normal

James M

[Daniele C]

Forgive my ignorance,what s the Core?

[don-zamo]

The Core is the magnetic black bit in the middle

James M

[Daniele C]

Thanks James!
Do you mean just the swastika or the whole black part of the cross?How would they replace just that?it seemed very solid to me last time i handled it.
Thanks!

[don-zamo]

Thanks James!
Do you mean just the swastika or the whole black part of the cross?How would they replace just that?it seemed very solid to me last time i handled it.
Thanks!

Yeah its the whole black bit Im not sure, there must be tools for doing this, im not too sure on the process involved in splitting apart a cross and id never try it, theres loads of experts on here, wait a few hours and theyll sign on

James M

[Daniele C]

Ok thanks again!