1939 EK I Vaulted #4

[Ron Weinand]

Did they make a WW2 Vaulted Cross, or did the German vet do this himself?

[Tom B]

Hi Ron ! I don't think S&L made a vaulted EK1 ? The owner sure did a nice job doing it if thats the case. Tom

[Ron Weinand]

You can tell it has minor wear to the reverse tips and no damage to the vaulting so I think the German wanted it this way. First WW2 I have seen like this.

[Ron Weinand]

I wonder why the core did break if it wasn't a factory job?

[sanya13]

Tom is right IMO subsequent attempt,it shows the fault line

[streptile]

Hi Ron,

This is a hand-made vaulting job.

No marked 1939 EK1s are factory vaulted, as vaulted EK1s were prohibited before the introduction of the LDO and PKZ numbering systems. Some early 1939 EK1s are factory vaulted but these will be unmarked, and some L/ marked EK1s will be factory vaulted but these will be WWII-era 1914 replacements.

The core didn't break because it was made of stamped steel, not cast iron. Steel is more flexible than iron, which is very brittle and can't be bent.

Hope this helps.

[Tom B]

Hi Ron,

This is a hand-made vaulting job.

No marked 1939 EK1s are factory vaulted, as vaulted EK1s were prohibited before the introduction of the LDO and PKZ numbering systems. Some early 1939 EK1s are factory vaulted but these will be unmarked, and some L/ marked EK1s will be factory vaulted but these will be WWII-era 1914 replacements.

The core didn't break because it was made of stamped steel, not cast iron. Steel is more flexible than iron, which is very brittle and can't be bent.

Hope this helps.

Yes

[Ron Weinand]

Great answer, thanks

[dmytro]

Hi I don't know where this leaves my Deumer L/11, vaulted, marked and comes with a case with a vaulted inner lining to match the vaulting, any comments?

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[streptile]

Hi Dmytro,

Your cross is very expertly, lightly hand-vaulted in my opinion.

[dmytro]

Hi Dmytro,

Your cross is very expertly, lightly hand-vaulted in my opinion.

Thanks

[Robert P.]

There is a malleable cast iron (pig iron) which can be bent/hammered without breakage, and there is non-malleable cast iron. I don't know when the introduction of this malleable cast iron came into being, but my gut feeling is it wasn't known of when Imperial crosses were produced/manufactured.

Robert