EK 1914 Number as manufacturers on EK II 1914?

[Karl]

Have you ever see a number as manufacturer-mark to a EK II 1914?

Look like a ?7?.

Karl

[Karl]

gedreht

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Avers

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Revers

[Bill Garvy]

Karl, I agree, it looks like a "7", which would make it a Meybauer?

[Daniel Murphy]

I have seen numbers on several 1914 EK2s. In fact I have seen both a number AND the makers initials in two separate stamps on one cross. These were most likely "new old stock" left over from the last war. Once the LDO regs went into effect they could not sell them without the new style numbered marking.

Dan