EK 1914 Oversize '14 EK1

[Eric Stahlhut]

this one measures between 44-45mm. solid brass or tombac planchet with a silver wash. at some point a lacquer coating was applied to the obverse in order to protect the rather flaky paint on the stippled core. which is fine by me-- can't smell anything, so it wasn't done recently.

Edited August 9, 2008 by Eric Stahlhut

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Eric Stahlhut]

backing plate is marked .800

[Richard Gordon]

Eric

Looks like a typical one-piece. I'm not sure why the backing plate would be 800 silver yet the cross tombac? Perhaps they did not start out life together?

Rich

[Motorhead]

I have the same thoughts-on this EK would fit one of these huge round washers! The crossplate,especially with a silver content mark I would expect to find at a Meybauer.here's mine for comparison.

Micha

Edited August 16, 2008 by Motorhead

[Motorhead]

Reverse

[Eric Stahlhut]

these crosses have since been attributed to petz and lorenz

[Streptile]

True.

The 500-marked cross-shaped backplate is from a Meybauer EK1. It's a bit odd since the Meybauer is a much more desirable and valuable cross, but who knows why someone would swap the parts around some time within the last 100 years...

[Eric Stahlhut]

oh absolutely, trevor. we will never know the particulars, and it could have had an rather interesting life with it's original owner. sometimes i prefer these examples over a pristine 'old stock' example that has languished unsold in a shop's back room.