It’s a good match to known originals-
IMO non good, non-compliant numbers. There are so many fakes of this EKM.
Regards, Giovanni
It is very similar to the ones posted by Airdale. The roll number on the reverse would be in the correct range given that the entire Division would have been over 13000 soldiers. The Division mainly saw action in the Baltic and Czechoslavakia. Dimas may like to say something about it. I would want to know more about where it was found and more detailed pictures of it.
The numbers concern me also, especially since they are so well struck, and the opposite side is faint and shallow.
The roll number would have been applied later after the unit designation was stamped by machine or a single stamp. They should look different than the front.
The other thing to consider is the stamp set would probably change for the roll number over the span of 13,000 (plus replacements) names and it is possible that more than one set would be in use at a time for a division level roll as men are brought into the regiments. I do not have a strong opinion on this tag but I think more information is useful.
it's a feke!
Yes It does look to be a Fake when compared to the good examples, look at the number 2 in 20 not the same.
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