Hammer & Sohne EK2 spange Help

[Demianthedog]

Friends, I'm once again in need of your opinions. Attached is a photo of a Hammer & Sohne EK2 spange. After reading the earlier threads regarding these spange I've not been able to develop my own opinion. What do you think?

[Demianthedog]

No Opinions??

[George Stimson]

I'd like to see the back and the maker's mark. I've never heard of a Spange by that maker -- which of course does not mean that they aren't good. But the numbers and the swaz look a little "off" to me. And the outer edge around the date bar is very uneven.

[Demianthedog]

Some more photos

I apologize for the poor picture quality, my camera is lacking in close-up ability. Here is the back, no maker mark, the maker is located on the back of the bag and I have attached photos.

[Demianthedog]

Close ups

Here are some close-ups, yes, I'll keep my day job!

[Demianthedog]

Some shading makes the left side of the bar seem uneven as illustrated

[Demianthedog]

Swas close-up.

[Demianthedog]

Bird close-up.

[Demianthedog]

Bag front

[Demianthedog]

Bag maker mark

[Don D.]

I don't like how the prongs are attached to the reverse. I would not buy it.
Don

[Demianthedog]

Any other opinions are appreciated

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Demian,

For what it is worth, Rick Versailles had an unmarked spange of the same design, which ALSO came in a Hammer & Söhne packet!
Since the packet looks very believable, I would give this spange some credibility! Its design is Deumer BASED, but still different and a bit more rough.

[Frank Heukemes]

packet

[Frank Heukemes]

reverse