My 1st EK II Round 3 a Deschler!

[ben bijker]

Thinking out load now -..... could the frame type on the left with the flawed corners be an early die replaced by the one on the right ?? and where Deschler continued to use the same core with the new frame ?? Which resulted in the new die owners having to find other core sources , creating these core variations ??

Douglas

There are a lot of theories about Deschler making both frame-types.
I think it's more logical that they sold core to an other maker.
All Deschler crosses, including the round3 ek1, have the typical Deschler frame, even the early ones with the ww1 style thin tapered pin.

I don't think the " unknown maker ek1 crosses are Deschler, it's not logical to use different dies in the first 1 1/2 year and then use one die over the rest of the years.
For me that doesn't add up.

[streptile]

There are a lot of theories about Deschler making both frame-types.
I think it's more logical that they sold core to an other maker.

I agree 100%.