KVK1 - Is this late war or fake?

[ancientrelicsuk]

Hi Guys,

I picked up this KVK1 in an auction lot. It looks like it's had a hard life but there are some traces of silvering remaining on the arms. The reverse hardware is pretty distinctive and I've never seen hardware like this before. It has a maker mark '3' but this is not in a box, like I thought it was supposed to be. Is this a fake or a late war example?

Thanks again for looking and for any comments.

Best regards,

Guy

[ancientrelicsuk]

Some more pix

[ancientrelicsuk]

Detail of the catch. Thanks again for your views.

[collecter]

The pin setup looks 'Deumer' to me,I know normally the'3' is in a box,but it could be a varient,in the EKI book there is an EK Deumer with a plain '3' on the pin,but this is just speculation on my part,lets see what others have to say.John

[ancientrelicsuk]

Any more opinions?

Thanks, John, I appreciate your comments.

I would be very grateful to hear opinions of others - I would really like to know whether this is for the crud drawer or a genuine wartime example.

Thanks again for any comments - I know there are a lot of experts here.

[Wim Vangossum]

original in my humble opinion.


Regards, Wim



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[StefanK.]

Thats a very late but original KVK in my opinion.

[petopoint]

Kvki

Original KVKI late war Zinker.

[ancientrelicsuk]

Thanks Guys, I really appreciate your opinions on this. Thanks again for your comments - most helpful. Glad to hear it's a good one.

All the best, Guy

[wvdparis2]

Original Deumer with rare mark !
this mark was used on EK2 & KVK2 and in very rare case on KVK1 & EK1

congratulation

Michael

[JamesWoodward]

Original Deumer with rare mark !
this mark was used on EK2 & KVK2 and in very rare case on KVK1 & EK1

congratulation

Michael

Is it a rare mark? I have one KVK1 with swords and one KVK1 without swords both marked "3", and got them cheap...If they are, job well done on my part