Tony Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Hello,Here's an EKI I'm thinking of selling to fund my Brit side of the collection. Just to make sure, do you all think it's ok and any idea of the maker?CheersTony
Mike K Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Hi Tony,Could you provide some more information please. Is the cross one-piece or 3-piece? If one-piece, how heavy.My gut feeling on seeing the reverse hardware was not positive. Very unusual hinge and imo a strange pin, which is not a good fit for the hinge either. There also appears to be some unusual pitting to the obverse and some missing detail to the crown and top left corner of the beading.RegardsMike
Paul R Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Hi Tony,Could you provide some more information please. Is the cross one-piece or 3-piece? If one-piece, how heavy.My gut feeling on seeing the reverse hardware was not positive. Very unusual hinge and imo a strange pin, which is not a good fit for the hinge either. There also appears to be some unusual pitting to the obverse and some missing detail to the crown and top left corner of the beading.RegardsMikeMike,Are you thinking, artificial patina(chemically applied)?
Mike K Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Mike,Are you thinking, artificial patina(chemically applied)?No, it's not really the patina which makes me question it, although from the reverse it does not look like silver as I think I can see a yellowish basemetal bleeding through in patches. The patina is also fairly even. I do have a question over the black finish of the core (the green circle) as there may be a rough remnant finish under a thin black overcoat (or the core is steel and light rust is present under the finish to cause rust "bubbling" - which would be a positive sign). Initial gut reaction, in the absence of further info (Tony, please prove me wrong), was "casting" - based on ?pitting and poor detail as highlighted in red. The rounded inner courners are also unusual - they show either slightly misaligned frames or a casting seam. That hinge is imo simply not right though - and it does not appear repaired.RegardsMike
Tony Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 Mike,Thanks for your comments so far.It is 3 pieces with a magnetic core and rust coming up. Before taking the photos I buffed it up a bit. The beeding at the top left looks as though it has been damaged at some point. It weighs 18g.Tony
Mike K Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Hi Tony,Thanks for the additional info. The rust would probably explain most of the obverse "features". For me, the hinge and fit of the pin are still very strange. Any chance there's a repair/replacement there?RegardsMike
Tony Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 Doesn't look like it Mike, maybe it's just different.Tony
Ralph A Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 I thought at first it might be one of those infamous Polish fakes (with a different pin/hinge), but the 9's are different - anyway, that's ruled out.
naoki matsumoto Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Hi,Tony! Nice to meet you,I am Naoki Matsumoto.What hallmarked is this Eiserneskreuz?Nice kreuz,i think so.
Tony Posted March 31, 2007 Author Posted March 31, 2007 Hi,Tony! Nice to meet you,I am Naoki Matsumoto.What hallmarked is this Eiserneskreuz?Nice kreuz,i think so.Hello Naoki,There are no maker marks/hallmarks at all.Tony
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