Need Opinion on Originality of EK

[Darrell]

Thank you guys for the answers. You are really an expert on this matter!

I don;t think anyone can be classified as an "expert" when it comes to items like this. How do you know when it was made and for what reason. What do you compare it to to determine period manufacture?

The only thing you can hope for is to rely on experience and what you have seen in the past. And even that does not help at times.