EK 1939 My first EK1

[Bexorcist]

Hi everyone, I just purchased my first EK1 on militaria show in CA.

Having no clue on authencity and armed with bery basic knowladge about EK's i took a little risk.

But i do one day till i can return it so any comments are welcome.

For starters the dimentions are correct 44x44, weight is 22.4g, and it has a magnetic core.

One thing that i notice i do belive the front part have been repainted, second the makers mark is 75 witch i can't seem to find on this forum, and the last think the price was a little too good to be true (i have seen close prices like that in this forums).

[Bexorcist]

and the makers mark

[Guest Darrell]

As bad as the pictures are .. it's still easy to tell this is a really bad fake

[Brian R]

Sorry - this is definitely no good.

[SKY MARSHAL]

Bad fake.

[nesredep]

Bad fake.

Hello!

I agree.

All the best

Nesredep

[Alex K]

Sorry a bad fake. I hope you didn't pay a lot for it. I would suggest you study other EK's if that's your main interest on this and other forums, that way you will eventually gain an instinct which will help you, although not fool proof. By studying other posters decorations, you may begin to recognise certain features of both original and fake items and avoid the pitfalls, unfortunately most of us have bought lemons in the past, so you're not alone

regards

Alex K

[Bexorcist]

Thanks a lot guys, thanks to your fast responses i was able to return it today and get a full refund.

Instead i got a good one for the right price

[Bexorcist]

reverse. Bad scan,but makers mark is 4. This one came with lifetime guarantee.

Edited May 4, 2008 by Bexorcist

[Alex K]

Better one, looks like a Steinhaur & Luck

regards

Alex