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    EK 2 1870


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    Hi, this EK2 1870 is in my collection.

    It is 44 mm width and 43,7 mm in height.

    The Wiedeholungsspange is marked at the backside with:

    JOH. WAGNER & SOHN

    2 makermarks and 800 BERLIN. W

    I am sorry, but i do not have a good picture of the backside.

    regards

    Herman

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    The cross is a horrible fake, looking nothing like a real one from the period. Details are all wrong. The oaks and spange are also suspect. Any day of the week you can find several of these combos on ebay.

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    The Wiedeholungsspange is marked at the backside with:

    JOH. WAGNER & SOHN

    2 makermarks and 800 BERLIN. W

    Unfortunately the WHS is a fake as well, in my opinion. These kinds may be found frequently - sometimes alone, often attached to "Ninth Bead" fakes, sometimes attached to other fakes (as yours), and sometimes added on to original 1870 EK2s. I have yet to see a WHS marked with the "halfmoon" and "crown" (as I assume yours is) that I consider a period original. Known originals had none of these marks, and were often completely unmarked.

    As for your oaks, I can't say one way or the other -- but judging by the company they keep, I'd be skeptical.

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    But... but... but, that same spangen is shown in wonderful, glossy, full-color photos in my $150 first-edition Iron Time! It must be original!

    :rolleyes:

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