EK 1 need help!!!

[maxrsx]

cross unmarked. who the manufacturer?

[Tagete]

Hi, expert will tell you more and give you a real answer but in my opinion it is a copy....

saluti

[sam1chlt]

The "3" in the 1939 looks odd and so does the pin! Just my opinion!

Regards,

Sam

[Woolgar]

Not a pin set up I recognise, I would steer clear

Nick

[MD Helmets]

I had a feeling the pin looked funny, but I didn't want to give a bad review and cost him an EK1. It strikes me as a copy, but I'll defer to the real authorities.

[Adrian]

Is it not an original Klein & Quenzer with a replaced pin?

[MD Helmets]

Is it not an original Klein & Quenzer with a replaced pin?

Does that look like a soldering job at the top of the pin? If so, not a very good one. Also, do you notice quite a difference between the color of the metal on the pin and metal on the reverse?

[Woolgar]

Is it not an original Klein & Quenzer with a replaced pin?

Yes. Thats why I would steer clear

Nick

[Adrian]

Ok, forgetting the reverse for a moment, does the front match a K&Q in terms of beading and date?

[Woolgar]

It is a genuine K&Q Adrian, with an awful pin replacement

Nick