EKI BH Mayer?

[VonPeter]

Is this a correct BH Mayer EK? I searched here for other mm26 crosses and they have diffrent hinges.
It also has a brass core.

/peter

[AndyC]

My BH Mayer dont have that pin setup


Andy

[AndyC]

Here is mine

[AndyC]

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[wvdparis2]

it could be an early Deumer but from the pics it seems not to be Deumer Core. Maybe just the pics...
can you post a close up of the date ?

Michael

[VonPeter]

Yepp Andy, that the pin setup i seen with other mm26 crosses.
Thats make me wonder if the pin setup on "my" ek has been replaced, or if it is maybe not a meyer EK after all but a different maker? Or if it is a bad cross?

Thanks for the reference pics.

I have asked for better pics Michael so i post them as soon as i get them.

[Douglas 5]

I would guess that the pin and pin plate have been replaced... a bit of grey solder apears to be on the right side . Mayers used 3 cores and it is one they used .

Douglas

[streptile]

Is it marked 26? I can't see the mark.

To me there is nothing like Mayer about this cross -- the frame is not Mayer, or the pin or the core. However, the pin looks like a legit period type. So I would be very interested to see the mark.

[wvdparis2]

yes very interesting cross,

the front don't remain me any particular cross & the set up is very similar to the Deumer schinkel & 1914 EK1...

[VonPeter]

Is it marked 26? I can't see the mark.

To me there is nothing like Mayer about this cross -- the frame is not Mayer, or the pin or the core. However, the pin looks like a legit period type. So I would be very interested to see the mark.

No, i dont think there is a maker mark on it but the owner claims its a Meyer.
Im still waiting for better pics.

/peter

[Douglas 5]

A bit of an odd cross . That early pin type I would not think to be maker marked at all . The picture is not good enough to enlarge to properly compare with an early Mayer I have . Brass core crosses I would think to have at least a silver plated frame ?

Douglas

[streptile]

...the owner claims its a Meyer.

I see. It is not. It does not have a Mayer frame or pin, and the core is hard to see.

Deumer used this pin also but this is not a Deumer frame.

My guess is that it's a Wiedmann.

[VonPeter]

Thats the same pin system alright.
Then the hinge and pin on my cross have maybe just been repaired and not replaced. It would be nice if it is the original pin system.

I hope to get new pictures soon so the core can be identifed.

/peter

[Douglas 5]

Pretty good match to a Wiedmann .
The brass core Swastika appears to be smaller , judging by the space to the inside corners .

Douglas

[streptile]

Nice comparison, Douglas.

I don't think the core is a match to Wiedmann's distinctive design, but it's hard to say, isn't it?

When you get better pics, post them and we will know for sure