Another EK2 Maker Thread

[Brandon]

Hello gents, this is my first EK2 that I got in a lot today with a few other items. I was wondering if somebody could identify the maker? It is completely unmarked. That is not rust around the swastika the paint is actually about 98%, theres some gunk in there and I'm too scared of chipping the paint to try to clean it out!

[Panzercracker]

Walter and Henlein IMO, which are never marked, early or late. Here's mine. You'll notice the inner beads match up near perfect from the reverse. Dates are close enough for me to say they are from the same maker too.

--Ken

[Brandon]

Seems mine was made on a Friday at 4:59PM, as the mount for my loops is waaay off center.

[Panzercracker]

Yours is earlier than my "minty" example. As far as the loop being "off center", that ain't nothin'. Adds character. Too bad more EK makers didn't "hang loose", like this one by "probably Juncker".

--Ken

[sanya13]

yes ,Ken is right ,IMO Walter és Henlein

[plaut]

it's not W&H - rather 138

[Panzercracker]

Well, I stand corrected here, but visually super close. Unmarked Maurer are not a common find either, as I found from "searching". I'm curious now as to Plauts thoughts on my example in post #2, which are commonly found along with Henlein packets.

--Ken

[plaut]

Ken,

IMO your is one of two 109's variants

[Panzercracker]

Thanks for getting back Plaut, but if you're talking about the one me and Trev butted heads on, then I will need more convincing. IMO, that one looks too close to a Grossman, both in flange and beading. However, I can be swayed, if there's solid evidence.

--Ken