Daniel Murphy Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) Gentlemen, 'I was surfing and found this item for sale and thought you would enjoy a laugh or two. " This is an obvious early example that is not made of iron as most later were. These early examples were made of a mixture of metals that do not stick to magnets. However when the black wore off they would have a golden hue therefore this practice was quickly discontinued and production then became the standard as we know most of which are multi piece construction with iron in the middle." Apparently two, two piece brass EKs were separated and the 1813 sides soldered together. Or perhaps a commemorative piece from 1913. Either way not even worth 10% of the asking price.Dan http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Early-Original-18...1QQcmdZViewItem Edited October 17, 2006 by Daniel Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I notice a number of the shots show what appear to be 2 holes on one face, near the suspension. "Wear marks", I suppose, as opposed to poor casting ? Don't know why you'd be suspicious, Dan. I know absolutely nothing about EK's but I'd buy this one: it's "rare". After all, if this were exactly what you were looking for, it would be d**n hard to find, wouldn't it? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 peter-it's the termites what's caused them holes....i WOULD love to see what the carbon datingwould say about this one's age...joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Gentleman - I didnt think it was medicaly possible - but my butt just fell off from laughing. Of course the seller may have similar symptoms as he takes his money to the bank. My goodness... Anyone dared to contact the expert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hallo Gentlemen continuing tonights fun-filled entertainment I would like to post this link to tickle your fancy. . . . http://cgi.ebay.com/Iron-Cross-Unusual-Lik...1QQcmdZViewItemTAAA DA!! Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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