Brass Core EK1 opinions

[MauserCollector]

Hello all! This is my first and only EK1 (yet!) I'm looking for your opinions on it since I'm a bit of a rookie in detecting the fakes.. I've had it for 5 or 6 years and have never questioned it, When holding it it seems legit, but with the many fakes around who knows.. Since I don't wan't fakes in my collection help me rule this one out as one of them!

And if anyone has a possible maker in mind please share

The core is not magnetic, so its all brass and not a brass coating..
The catch can only be opened up to the point as shown on the picture taken of the fitting, is that a problem?

Hope the pics are enough, but if you need anything else just say so.

Any help greatly appreciated

Sincerely Morten Hansen

[MauserCollector]

Catch and hinge

Catch and hinge

[MauserCollector]

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Swastika and 1939

[MauserCollector]

Hinge fitting and Swas

[Woolgar]

It looks like a brass core Souval

Nick

[MauserCollector]

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Hi Nick, thanks!

Do you wan't to tell how you concluded that, what to look for in a Souval, if you can? Would be nice to know in the future..

Morten

[Woolgar]

Hi Morton

It has the classic signs of a Souval, birds feet in the corners of the beading, rounded inner corners, pin set up

Here is an interesting thread to compare

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...val+brass+core


Cheers

Nick

[MauserCollector]

Great! Just what I needed to know and great link.. Thanks Nick!

Regards

Morten

[collecter]

Hi Morten.
I can highly recomend the book "THE IRON CROSS 1 CLASS" by Dietrich Maerz and George Stimson.Trouble is these can be addictive,for years I only had one 1939 EKI(which I found out was an unmarked B H Mayer)now I have six,but I've a long way to go to beat Nick

[MauserCollector]

Hi collecter, it seems like a very good investment! So it will be on it's way soon, thanks for the advice/warning
Guess, not before long more will come! That's the good thing about this hobby to the untrained eye they look so alike, but yet so different..

Morten

[320]

Very nice cross !
I do confirm, "THE IRON CROSS 1 CLASS" by Dietrich Maerz and George Stimson is the bible and the investment to make for anyone who wants to collect EKs.
Cheers,
320

[WEISNER]

You can learn alot about your maker here! http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=143349
Peter wrote this fine article you will find pinned in this forum.
Nice cross by the way and the only way I would want My Souval... with Brass core!
Kevin

[MauserCollector]

Thanks a lot for the link WEISNER, helped a bunch!

Morten