EK1 , strange material and stamp

[dcollect]

i have this one forabout 30 years but never had some info about it
why is this made in this kind of material ,
i think it is post war but why in this material

[Wim Vangossum]

Indeed a fake post war piece. Looks a copper based alloy.

Regards, Wim

[ben bijker]

I know these have been around for some time, but I didn't expect them to be that old ...

[Casper]

Just a bad fake.

Why the material. Who knows. Maybe its What they had. Maybe it was easier material to work with instead of iron.

[Hank C.]

Just a bad fake.

Why the material. Who knows. Maybe its What they had. Maybe it was easier material to work with instead of iron.

Exactly.

Best
H

[Mike Kenny]

Same fake as the old L/17 Round-3 type but using an incorrect gold content stamp (normally 585 for 14K) in a probable further attempt to fool early collectors.

Regards
Mike

[dmytro]

I have an identical one (Including the stamp) from the early 1970's, then they were called "The Polish fake" maybe that's where they originated from

[dcollect]

Thanks averyone

[ILVEROMILITE]

Iron

I had an identical one,buy in London in 1986/87 !

[ILVEROMILITE]

I had an identical one,buy in London in 1986/87 !

PS............In portobello road