EK1 Opinions please

[Schwertehre]

Original or not???

[Schwertehre]

xx

[grueni1208]

Sorry!

No original.

Regards

Daniel

[schönbeck]

never seen this fake before, is it new`?

[baldy1939]

Not good

[Steinar]

At first this one looks like a nice cross, but the details are TOO weak, the paint is odd. This one might be a dangerous fake if / when modified

[jt327gir]

At first this one looks like a nice cross, but the details are TOO weak, the paint is odd. This one might be a dangerous fake if / when modified

I agree. But they'd have to definitely fix the screw post - note how badly off-center it is.

[Steinar]

I agree. But they'd have to definitely fix the screw post - note how badly off-center it is.

hehe true


also the beading is quite odd

[Douglas 5]

Ne Gurke! Gestanztes Klumpat !!
No good one piece copy .!!

[ben bijker]

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[Douglas 5]

Hi Ben and others :
I had a good look at it : It always had been hard to determine S&L war time and post war crosses .
Various members have asked me that same question . Peticularly S&L - as they were the only company to produce the 57 version of the EKs and had old dies at hand to work from or even use . Did S&L now make this one or sold off old dies and some one recently refurbished and put back into use .????
Who did it ! ... may remain unanswered but ... there is something else that has not been dicused or looked at/mentioned here - at all . A very fine detail one normaly does not pay much or any attention to , ... The inside trimmed corners ! 2 different trimmers were used here . This can actualy be seen !( PS: Would this be any help in the S&L Knight cross war/post war debate ??)
Based on these findings below I look at the posted EK1 as - post war made . Core probably had been sitting around awile with fine surface rust - powder blasted and painted ??

Regards Douglas