Unmarked Spange 1 class

[Peter J.]

Can anyone put a maker to this piece. To bad the catch
is off.

KR
Peter

[Biro]

Can anyone put a maker to this piece. To bad the catch
is off....Peter

An unmarked B H Mayer IMO

BH MAYER Screwback EK I Spange?

Regards

[Pascal H.]

I don't know Biro. The front sure looks like a BH Mayer but I have never seen setup (hinge and pin) at the back on a BH Mayer.

Pascal

An unmarked B H Mayer IMO

BH MAYER Screwback EK I Spange?

Regards

[Chris Wainwrigh]

It's not a BH Mayer.I thought this maker is still unnamed Here's the pin and catch of a BH Mayer. Regards Chris

[Biro]

And here, alternatively, is the 'non-standard' pin and catch on Mark Schroeders' L/18 marked Mayer in this thread Not Another EK1 Spange - Opinions Please, which is why I assumed from the obverse, a Mayer....

If this is not a Mayer, I need to up-date my records


FRANK??!!!

[Pascal H.]

IMO the real raptor from Mark looks very much like the Spange from Peter but are not exactly a match. Just look at the date and especially at the "3". I think they're different.

Just my opinion.

Pascal

[Pascal H.]

Close up of the date bar.

[George Stimson]

The stippling doesn't match at all.

[George Stimson]

Stippling

But it does match that on my "L/15" Schickle Spange, so I'd say Otto was the maker.

[George Stimson]

Reverse.

[George Stimson]

Mark.

[Pascal H.]

I agree George.

Thanks .

Pascal

But it does match that on my "L/15" Schickle Spange, so I'd say Otto was the maker.

[Frank Heukemes]

George is of course right and I assume the similarities between the two makers stem from being from the same city (Pforzheim) and probably sharing the same die design(er).

[Peter J.]

Aha, an unmarked Schickle. Thanks for your help guys

KR
Peter