Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 i was fortunate enough to get a batch of eks in this week, and this was in with the lot. at first glance, i thought, " oh, cool! another repaired example." then i took a second look at it and started noticing certain details about it. it's actually a very nice cross, but i'm still not sure whether or not it was originally made like this...anyways, here's the obverse. notice the core-- it's sand cast!
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 another viewi can't tell yet what the finish on the core is. if it is paint, it is an extremely thin layer
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 notice the nice rounded corners to the tips. the backing plate to the hinge is precisely applied.
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 nice thick square pin with hand-finished beveled top
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 even the tip of the pin has been finished so that it is perfectly flush with the bottom arm
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 10, 2008 Author Posted October 10, 2008 it certainly seems as though the plate behind the hinge was added so that it could be applied flat (sturdier) and so that the pin would remain paralell with the cross. the pin opens to about 40 degrees.all in all, a nice cross--someone spent a little bit of extra time with it by detailing it a bit!
kay bunnecke Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 it certainly seems as though the plate behind the hinge was added so that it could be applied flat (sturdier) and so that the pin would remain paralell with the cross. the pin opens to about 40 degrees.all in all, a nice cross--someone spent a little bit of extra time with it by detailing it a bit!the core is SWthe pin is a repaird pin system ,,,(1920-30)reg kay
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 11, 2008 Author Posted October 11, 2008 hi kay, i compared the above core with two sy & wagner cores today, and i must say that they are extremely similar. good job! however,there is a minute variance in size to the crown and 'w'. the crown is a bit larger and the 'w' is a bit smaller on the above cross..cheers!
kay bunnecke Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 hi kay, i compared the above core with two sy & wagner cores today, and i must say that they are extremely similar. good job! however,there is a minute variance in size to the crown and 'w'. the crown is a bit larger and the 'w' is a bit smaller on the above cross..cheers!thats the trouble with these molds off do's day's.somthimes we must juse a correkter term ,,,,its a SW type crown and core.after i seen the ek2 1870 small 7 casted copy ,,,,, http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...870+godet+smallaim afraid ennything is possibleregards kay
Mike K Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 S-W used 3 core variants in their EK1s. Amazingly enough, none of them are unique to S-W (ie other makers used the cores too).Imo the hinge plate is a repair - a very neat old repair. I have seen similar well fitted large plates on screwback to pinback conversions. Of course there are some Prussian EK1s which used long and thin plates under hinges/catches from the outset, but I lean towards this one being a repair. A nice character example though!RegardsMike
Eric Stahlhut Posted October 12, 2008 Author Posted October 12, 2008 thanks very much for the input, gentlemen! :cheers:
nesredep Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I agree. It looks to be a repair .Hello!I agree.All the best Nesredep
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