spange and ek1 ww1 opinions

[turbopanzer]

hi

Hi
I will that it was an expenzice lesson

[Don D.]

I have a couple of those too. I keep them in a spot where I can see them every day to remind me.

[Bob Hritz]

Ben,

Here is the verso of the spange.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

I have a couple of those too. I keep them in a spot where I can see them every day to remind me.

I have large boxes of my mistakes from 45 years of collecting. It is the cost of my education, and I am still but a mere student of this hobby.

Bob Hritz

[ben bijker]

Thanks for posting Bob.

Please compare yours to these clasps, both are Floch.
There may be minor differences, but I think they put a Floch clasp on a good ek...

Best regards,
Ben

[ben bijker]

and the other one:

[ben bijker]

I have large boxes of my mistakes from 45 years of collecting. It is the cost of my education, and I am still but a mere student of this hobby.

Bob Hritz

Well, same here.
We all get burned someday, maybe more then once (in my case as well) , fakers getting better, etc.

It is indeed the cost of education, and the stdy most likely will never be finished.

best regards,
Ben

[tinmantis]

I'm sorry to say that I'm with Ben on that combo Bob
that spange is a floch repro
regards
jon

[Bob Hritz]

Off to the grinder to remove the spange. It is a new on to me as I never saw this type posted in the fakes section, only the round head and raptor. I have had this for 2 decades and never knew. I appreciate the information.

Bob Hritz

[ben bijker]

I know how you feel Bob, it really sucks...

But the head as well as the beak, are the biggest give-away.

A bit more filing and the shape is different.
That's one of the reason these copies keep popping up and fooling collectors.

I am sure Floch used more then one die.
There are minor differences when you compare these claps, but they are all quite similar in design.

Best regards,
Ben

[Bob Hritz]

Thank you, Ben and Jon. Nothing is worse than living in ignorance. It is just another piece of my tuition in the university of militaria.

Bob Hritz