MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OH MY GOD! Is it a ... EK1!?

[Tom B]

Never heard of these ! Nice to learn

[Norm F]

I say Japanese, and I did see a Japanese EK some months ago from a private family collection that the grandfather was given a Japanese EK1, the Japanese EK1 mimicked a Meybauer exactly as this one does.

Although that main pin shape is reminiscent of Meybauer, it probably wasn't imitating Meybauer. Trawling the internet reveals some Japanese badges with similarly shaped pins so the shape seems consistent with both cultures and a logical choice for the EK?

Best regards,
---Norm

[TPK]

Interesting cross and my first thought also was Japanese. Is it made of silver? The photo looks like it is. The pin definitely has the Japanese characteristics. TPK