EK 1939 EK 1 maker 7

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Guys !

Here is an other EK 1 I have been hunting for a while .

Maker marked "7" Paul Maybauer , Berlin .

Jan Arne

[Jan Arne S]

Back of EK 1 "7" .

Jan Arne

[Motorhead]

Well,this is the firt time I see a"Meybauer" with the old pin marked with a "7"!Could you make a close up from the stamp?

If it's real I would call it the find of the year(I speak as an iron cross collector..)

Micha

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Micha !

Detlev had two of these EK 1 under his update 3 Weeks ago , I got this one .

Jan Arne

[Motorhead]

And another one was at "Militaria.de". The strange thing is-the "L/13" variation of these EK is well known and can be traced back a very long time.But ask the "long time collectors"-I've had many discussions about the existence of "7" marked early Meybauer crosses.No one has ever seen one.And this is why I asked for a big,clear shot of the "7".As we can find the "L/13"stamp,we should be able to find out if these marking was done with the same tool than Meybauer has used at crosses with the "late" pin.

Micha

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Micha !

Pics will come .

Have been alone on Work some days last week , and have this "On Call" duty this Week .

But will do the shots next Week .

Jan Arne

[Jan Arne S]

Maker Mark .

Jan Arne

[Bill Garvy]

Here is a "7" maker stamp for purposes of comparison from a Meybauer in 1st Class I received from Micha. . .

Edited December 24, 2006 by Bill Garvy