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Never seen a good one maker marked.Once I came across a K.A.G marked example with core Type B(1st classes marked with Godet).the cross was good,the ring for sure a replacement taken by from a '14 EKII and used for a repair.I wouldn't by such an EK!

Micha

Well,you have to wait for more pics-I'm in Teheran at the moment and won't return to my iron crosses breeding and care station until the first or second week in July!

Micha

More a Godet/Meybauer core with a textbook AWS reverse.....but don't ask me why....

Micha

Roarling silence.....anthing odd with this eK?

Am I?It is not as easy as it looks.....

Micha

Kay,I think the cross was once cleaned very rough-I had a "CD800" with the same look(also treated totally wrong)...

Micha

Mike said his EK is magnetic!But I like what I see...

Micha

Definitely no Souval EK! Why a Souval?

Micha

Aahhh.....Souval core and Orth frame....may be.But-is it possible to get a better(bigger) picture?

Micha

In the SDA forum we had collected what we have in our collections(and I believe there are much more.....)

Micha

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Tom.....that would be definitely a cross to have for a closer inspection!

Chris-have a look and decide!

Micha

The blued core EKs by Zimmermann,Chris!But here with a different core....

Micha

I can see there is a marking at the ribbon ring...readable?

Micha

MFH....it's an MFH marking!I've got more than 300 different ones-just variations and more variations.It's a long way

Micha

I have to disagree-after comparing this one with all maker marked pieces in my collection without success I've asked Grueni(excessive '39 EKII collector).he told me it's the "standard" one-always unmarked and still unidentified.

Micha

This is not a case for an iron cross.I remember something like your set was sold by DN a few years ago-we discussed it at a German forum and someone brought up it's something civilian(farming,breeding ect).When I have found it I will post it here.

Micha

You are talking about a complete list of the recipients of the '39 EKII? I'm sure there is nothing like that!

Micha

This is one of the makers I have seen only exactly this core design in combination with this maker mark!So no variations(but never say never).And-"MFH" is far away from being common.just the condition ......

Micha

Troy,in the end you will find out that nearly every combination between different cores and different maker marks is possible.With a few exceptions,of course....

Mich

Yes,I know...

http://www.dutchhelmets.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=47&Itemid=59&lang=nl

A really good page about the netherlands helmets!

Micha

Hard to tell...think it must be around 40 left(I've kicked out all the common ones...just two gladiators left!) And no,nothing else Luftschuz related.My iron crosses are in the pool position!

Micha

You are absolutely right-it's not only the"8" that gives this cross a red flag-it's also the 9th bead of the crown(9th bead fake).So nothing you want to spend your money for...

Micha

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Well-textbook Zimmerman(LDO made)-if you compare the matching blued core variation you can see that it#s not only the core matching....the frames are identical,too!

here's the matching pinback for comparison-the maker mark is atypical located in the middle of the backplate.

Micha

It is! especially when you have it in your hands! .I thought I had stopped collecting LS helmets......wrong.The russian ones are of course really beautys-I've got just two of them,the Ssh36 and 39.Both of them in good conditions with the full LS wings.

Micha

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