Eyelet stamps instead of ring

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi, this cross has no ring stamp but a W on the eyelet. Have had a few of those.... was Wagner the only one to stamp the eyelet? Were they the early pieces before they realised the Ring was meant?

Thanks

Chris

[Tony]

I have one too but can't work out what the mark is, it's possibly 3 or 4 digits over almost half of the eyelet but I can't get a good photo or find my loupe.

Below is a pic of the cross, I've no idea who made it, perhaps you or someone else can tell from the characteristics.

Tony

[ixhs]

The unknown marker we stamped also the eyelet

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi ixhs,

you are right, it says "we" ... I had trouble recognising the last bit of the stamp.

[Tony]

Found my loupe and took some photos.

Mine is also stamped we but there's something else that looks like a K on its side or perhaps it's just a dig on the eyelet?

[ixhs]

There are some We pieces which are also stamped with a sign which looks like a "Eichel".

Edited December 5, 2015 by ixhs

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Tony,

how did you get such nice photos??

[Tony]

1 hour ago, ixhs said:

There are some We pieces which are also stamped with a sign which looks like a "Eichel".

So it's a proper mystery then. The Eichel has different meanings in German, I think we'll opt for it being an acorn on some eyelets

 

 

1 hour ago, Chris Boonzaier said:

Hi Tony,

how did you get such nice photos??

Chris, I used a printers loupe and a cheap Windows phone that according to all reports has the worst phone camera out there.

[Chris Boonzaier]

I hate it when a printers loupe and cheap phone get better results than me!

[ixhs]

Scherzkeks

[Uffz. Rohleder]

I never know that EK's could be stamped there O.O

I must look on nearly all my WW1 EK II now 

Thanks for showing!