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[dante]

Recently did a trade for the attached so in real terms cost me ?200, the core moves and has no makers marks, have compared it to 1914 EKs in my collection and its the same size so I am pretty convinced its of that vintage, that said the details are much finer, as ever welcome your thoughts, Paul

[dante]

Recently did a trade for the attached so in real terms cost me ?200, the core moves and has no makers marks, have compared it to 1914 EKs in my collection and its the same size so I am pretty convinced its of that vintage, that said the details are much finer, as ever welcome your thoughts, Paul

The ring fitting is odd though

[dante]

The ring fitting is odd though

[dante]

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[dante]

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[Tom Y]

Never seen an eye like that before. Does it go through the teat on the frame?

[dante]

Never seen an eye like that before. Does it go through the teat on the frame?

Yes Tom, and its well done, not field

[Tom Y]

Well done

[joe campbell]

with the pronounced relief of the numerals/letters,

my inclination is to think it is earlier than the 1914 period,

and perhaps earlier than the 1895 glut of reissue pieces.

that eye configuration is a new one for me, but i

REALLY LIKE this cross!

joe

[hunyadi]

At a militaria show in the NW region of the USA, I found in a pile of EK's one with this type of eyelet, but it was a 1914 version. Stupidity reigned and I had run out of money by that time, so I missed out on it...

Edited June 4, 2007 by hunyadi

[dond]

Can you give us a full front and back shot of the cross please. Some of us would like to drool over it.

[dante]

Can you give us a full front and back shot of the cross please. Some of us would like to drool over it.

Dond, will do of to Hospital appointment then Bank so when I get back, Paul

[dante]

Dond, will do of to Hospital appointment then Bank so when I get back, Paul

Here we are

[dante]

Here we are

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[dond]

Thanks.

[gregM]

Nice cross. From the very sharp,clean details I would guess that this

is probably a 1870 issue cross. As for the attachment. It looks like

a repair job. The soldered on ring may have broke off and the easy fix was

to drill a hole.

[dante]

Nice cross. From the very sharp,clean details I would guess that this

is probably a 1870 issue cross. As for the attachment. It looks like

a repair job. The soldered on ring may have broke off and the easy fix was

to drill a hole.

Greg, thanks, Paul

[Gordon Williamson]

I've seen a few 1870s like this. In fact one of mine has a similar arrangement, only the small eye for the ribbon ring doesn't go right through the frame. Instead there is a small pin which passed through the eye and thr frame. You can just make out the "head" of the pin. With the number of these I've seen (mostly 1870s, but a couple of 1914s too, my guess is that it was deliberate and not a repair - perhaps to make a stronger joint because of reported incidences of the small eyelet coming adrift ?)

[dante]

I've seen a few 1870s like this. In fact one of mine has a similar arrangement, only the small eye for the ribbon ring doesn't go right through the frame. Instead there is a small pin which passed through the eye and thr frame. You can just make out the "head" of the pin. With the number of these I've seen (mostly 1870s, but a couple of 1914s too, my guess is that it was deliberate and not a repair - perhaps to make a stronger joint because of reported incidences of the small eyelet coming adrift ?)

Thanks Gordon et al, appreciate all your comments, Paul