EK_1 w/ vent hole

[all1knew]

Hello all,

I came across this EK_1 with a vent hole under the hinge on the reverse. What's everyone think of this one? A good Walter & Henlein manufactured cross?

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=572301

William Kramer

[all1knew]

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[all1knew]

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[sanya13]

Hí William this is a good original W&H type

( IMO war time type ,but this only my opinion because this the type cross a controversial piece because the opinions divided about it )

though the you're on your piece the pin maybe was repaired

Here are my pieces

[Tom B]

Don't like anything about it. IMO not a good original

[reichenberg]

I have to agree with Tom. I have never seen this before and anyway why would an EKI require a vent hole?

[Tony T-S]

Where the beading meets around the swaz is more rounded on your example William, than on Sanya's example. Interesting

[Hank C.]

....... and anyway why would an EKI require a vent hole?

To relieve pressure when they were fired in the kiln!

best
Hank

[Stepdale]

Here's a thread I started on these that may provide some input - http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=572301. I'm a believer that these are wartime, but some aren't.
Dale

[ben bijker]

Original IMO.

The vent hole (or whatever it was meant for) is not a reason to call it fake.
There are other known originals with a similar hole, some Wiedmann crosses have it as well.

[Stepdale]

Here's a thread I started on these that may provide some input - http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=572301. I'm a believer that these are wartime, but some aren't.
Dale

Oops, now I see you had already posted it in the first thread! Sorry!