EK 1914 My 1914 IC 1st

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Here's my Imperial 1914 IC 1st Class. Nothing fancy... that I know of. No makers marks that I can find. No case. Don't know if it belonged to anybody famous. But I love it!

Thanks for looking,

Dan

[Biro]

Looks like an unmarked 'KO' to me...

[Hauptmann]

Looks like an unmarked 'KO' to me...

Q'est que c'est "KO"? I'm being lazy as my book is down in the bunker and I'm too tired at this point to trudge down there.

And is this a "good" thing?

Thanks,

Dan

[Hauptmann]

Looks like an unmarked 'KO' to me...

Actually, silly me, I just read down a few posts and got my answer and then some. Many thanks!

Dan

[TerryG]

Looks like an unmarked 'KO' to me...

It does. Here's mine (mm KO under the catch)

[Glenn R]

A nice honest piece, thanks for showing.

[Hauptmann]

A nice honest piece, thanks for showing.

Hi Glen,

You are most welcome!

Thanks,

Dan

[DavidM]

Hello

A very nice, classic KO EK1. Thanks for showing.

[Hauptmann]

Hi David,

You're very welcome! Love doing so. Some of these things haven't had one folks admiring them since the late 80's and for someone that loves "Show and Tell" as much as I always have it's been rather frustrating. I'm having a blast with all this.

I just can't thank you enough for having me... and for putting up with my "twenty year" fetish.

Many thanks!

Dan

[Mike Dwyer]

Dan,

A very, very nice EK1. I just bought my very first EK1, courtesy of Glenn R. It's a real beauty. It's marked 935, but no maker's mark anywhere.

(Photos made by Glenn R).

[Mike Dwyer]

...and the reverse.

[Hauptmann]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for sharing and for the compliment. A real beauty you have there! Does it have a bit of convex shape to it? Wasn't sure if it was that or just the pics. If so I think that adds even more to it.

Great piece.

Thanks,

Dan

[Mike Dwyer]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for sharing and for the compliment. A real beauty you have there! Does it have a bit of convex shape to it? Wasn't sure if it was that or just the pics. If so I think that adds even more to it.

Great piece.

Thanks,

Dan

Dan,

Yes, it is convex. It has a fairly domed shape to it. I'm not sure I was really aware of that when I purchased it. It was a very pleasant surpise when I unwrapped it!

Edited April 16, 2006 by Mike Dwyer

[Hauptmann]

Hi Mike,

I can well imagine. Great find! It's a beautiful piece and that is definitely the icing on the cake. One of these days I'd love a convex as well as a screwback or one of the other odd attachments I've seen on here. But I fear unless Ed McMahon hurries up and brings me a check I may be out of luck in that department... but one never knows.

Dan

[Motorhead]

Nice EKs-has the "935" a blued core? Here's mine-painted core,convex......

Obverse

[Motorhead]

Reverse

Edited April 17, 2006 by Motorhead

[Mike Dwyer]

Nice EKs-has the "935" a blued core? Here's mine-painted core,convex......

Obverse

I've looked at my cross and I had a friend look at it and I'm not really sure if the core is blued or not. It is most certainly a very, very fine paint job if it's not blued because it's impossible to see any line or defects in the blackness. Even around the crown, W, and 1914 it is very crisp.

Mike

Edited April 17, 2006 by Mike Dwyer

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Decided to do scans of my WWI IC 1st I'd started this thread with. In doing so I discovered a makers mark I'd not seen before. My eyes must be doing worse than I thought. Anyhow did the best scans I could so hoping perhaps this can be ID'd.

[Hauptmann]

And the makers mark:

Dan

[Steve campbell]

That looks like the mark for KO.