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Hi Antti-do you want to count only the EKs with a maker mark or also the ones with just a silver contest stamp? I ask because there are some variations you will find only with a silver content stamp-for example the one stamped"Silber..or just "938".....a very filigran EK with a blued core-my absolute favourite of the 1914 EKs. And your WS-it's the one with the maker mark stamped in a little box or the other one with the slim pin? Totally different ones in my eyes....... Regards Micha

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Hello to all friends of the imperial iron! Here's my lates find....a beautyful "Hansen" EK! I was looking for one of these the last few years but nothing was offered to me.....I traded this one for a tank badge and a 1939 EK2! A few weeks ago I met a collector at a flea marked in my hometown-he told me he's collecting everything from the TR,but his major interests are Luftwaffe items...and he's got some imperial stuff he didn't know the reason he's bought it .So I was visiting him at his home(very impressive collection by the way).And I saw it......and asked for the price the same moment! He said 500?!!! Yes...Niemann is selling a few for this price.So we had a few beers and a nice conversation-and I had to leave with empty hands.But then a "Hansen" was sold at Ebay.de for 308?(he was watching this auction...) After that we had a few phonecalls-the result you can see here at the pics! I'm lucky,belive me(tonight a few beers more)!

FR....not Fr,Gordon But yes,I prefer the imperial EKs,too! Micha

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Well,I know there's not much interest in 1914 EKs,but I got this nice EKs in today....first is a nice "FR"-I bought it as an upgrade to mine,but it seems to be that I was to stupid to look right(I thought my 1st one wasn't stamped clear).So now I have 2 of this not so common makers with a good visible maker mark ... And Nr.2 is a"regular" "WS",stamped in a box.Until today(I havent had one of this before) I had the opinion,both types of "WS" are from the same maker-just with different pins and maker marks......But now I had to find out they have nothing in common! Different cores,frames,pins,maker marks....... Micha "FR" Obverse

Yes,complete and intact Micha

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This one dropped in today,a beautyful KMST pinback-totally marked with DRGM and KMST at the crossarms and the 800 silvercontent stamp at the needle.So just 3 more to go to complete the set.... Micha

Of course it's possible that makers bought parts from others.....but-I have a few 1914EKs 2nd class to compare-and I have handled a lot more than I have in my collection now.Saying to compare the cores,frames and maker marks is worthles.....Uhhh!!Have you ever had a "G" in your hand? Or a "WILM"? I've got a few of both......The most makers have got a "typical" core!The frame is a bigger problem,there you can find a lot of different variations.But anyway-Who's ever the oppinion that these comparisons are useless....Ok! But have a look at KMST 1st.class and KM 2nd class-surprised? Micha

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And "Fr" Nr.2 Obverse

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Here's my "Fr" Nr.1 Obverse

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