EK 1914 Unidentified EK1 mark.

[Gordon Williamson]

Just acquired this beauty thanks to Glenn.

[Gordon Williamson]

Reverse

[Gordon Williamson]

What I didn't notice at first is that the tip of the screw post is marked. At first I thought it was some sort of incidental or accidental mark, but its too uniform and precise.

Looks like an inverted "Z" or "N". Anybody seen anything like this before?

[joe campbell]

am i going bonkers here???

can't be a Z or an N based on that photo,

although it certainly is a purposeful mark.

my vote would be for a stylized "S".

joe

[Glenn R]

This has perplexed me too Gordon. I have seen this on crosses with this screwback configuration before but have never bottomed it. Certainly in my opinion a deliberate marking. I've wondered if it's a quality control type mark?

[Daniel Murphy]

I agree that it is a quality control or assemblers mark, definitely not the maker because this one is known (Deutsche Offizier Verein).

Dan Murphy