Just an interjection with the "crown" issue. We know that certain Makers (notably Wagner, Friedlander and Sye & Wagner) marked EK1's with Crescent Moon, Crown, 800 punch marks. In addition, we know Friedlander marked their HHORK the same. However, the debate concerning the crown and Imperial Aviation Badges should be restricted to that/those piece(s) only. The issue is contentious at best with collectors having invested thousands and thousands of dollars in "bad" (IMO) badges and have become totally unwilling to see any type of reality of the situation. We know Juncker marked its' larger pieces with the 3 marks, howver there are no Juncker-made small pieces from the same era! In conclusion, seeing these marks on an EK1 would not bother me a bit. I'd personally love to have one of these Hansen Crosses as the workmanship looks fabulous to say the least. What I would recommend to my aviation friends is to study this crown mark carefully. despite the fact that the maker is different, compare the quality of this punch with the cheesey punch marks on the (IMO) fake Pilot Badges by Juncker!