taucher Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Who can tel me some more about one piece EK's?Period?Makers?Are they fake?Are they rare?Why in one piece?thankstaucher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 (edited) The cross you have posted is a perfectly fine example of a 1 piece cross.This particular style is belived to have been produced in the 1920s-30s.They have a very charactoristic look to the hinge and pin. Nothing toworry about on this one.I do not think anyone knows for sure who the manufacture was of thesecrosses. There are other examples of 1 piece crosses out there from differentmakers. Maybe we could convince members here to post some Here is another example of the same 1920s-30s replacement crosss as yours. Edited November 18, 2007 by gregM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taucher Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Hey Greg,Thanks for your answer.I was told thy where made for the navy guys,due to the rusting of the ones made in 3 parts.Wher there no one piece EK's made during the war?Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 The story about navy Eks is just a story.I believe that there were 1 piece crosses made during the war althoughI can not back that theory up. I think that (maybe someone with more experiencecan help me out here) the reason these are thought to be post war or between warmanufacture has to do with style and construction of the hinge, pin and catch.They also made a 1 piece Ek2. This is 1 piece made of Nuesilber and is diestruck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buellmeister Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I agree.. They are one of those interesting varients that makes collecting these all the more fascinating.Regards,Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taucher Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Ok,but what kind off material are whe talking about.are they struck in plain iron and must they be magnetic.Are ther other alloys used to struck them?I seen EK's in copper.Mine looks silver on the back and the pin is not magnetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have two that are made of NueSilber ( a nickel alloy ) and I have one that ibelieve to be silver plate over copper. All are non-magnetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Here is yet another variant; one piece construction, unmarked, and non-magnetic core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Garvy Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Reverse. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taucher Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Hello Bill,Interresting to see your ek has no maker either.I wonder if anybody here has a one piece construction with maker marks on it.I for one find it strange that there are no maker marks around on the one piece ek's.Id ads to the mystery of these ek's.One piece ek's are also starting to rise in price in comparison to the more common 3 piece ek's like the K.O.'s and i wonder why.Something whe are overlooking?vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 There are no examples with a real maker mark known so far-only with a silver content stamping.I've got a screwback "Fincke Berlin" stamped,but this was for sure a retailer and not the maker(similar to Sedlatzeck).the 2nd one shown exists also with a magnetic core,the first one only as a single piece non magnetic...Micha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taucher Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 So motorhead what you are saying is that a one piece EK1 is always non magnetic?So if its magnetic is it a fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 No on both counts. Not all one piece EK1s are non-magnetic. If it is magentic is is not necessarily a fake.The type at the top of the thread has only been encountered in non-magentic alloys. There are genuine iron (magentic) one-piece EK1s - they have a different core and hardware though.RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taucher Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Mike,the type at the top has a magnetic core and a non magnetic needle.So is it a fake?Can you show me a example of the one who is magnetic with the different hardware.regardsVince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Mike,the type at the top has a magnetic core and a non magnetic needle.So is it a fake?Can you show me a example of the one who is magnetic with the different hardware.regardsVinceHi Vince,Well, if your example is magnetic then I will have to change my statement! I think your example at the top of the tread is fine, regardless of material. I have only encountered them as non-mag alloys, but obviously they were produced in iron as well. Another variant to look for! I'm attaching scans of my examples. The two on the top are iron (magentic). The others are non-magnetic alloys.RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike K Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Reverses.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 very fine array of the one piece variety,and interesting to see the variety ofhinges and pins.thanks, mike!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesredep Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 very fine array of the one piece variety,and interesting to see the variety ofhinges and pins.thanks, mike!joeHello!I agree. All the bestNesredep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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