Ek2 mm 70

[Adam M]

Another cross from the same dealer in Germany. I am a little unsure on its authenticity, can you guys help me out?

The cross is magnetic and appears to be three piece construction as you can slide the corner of a piece of paper underneath the frame, the ring is clearly marked 70 for Lind & Meyrer Oberstein a.d.N., the only thing that concerns me is that on the bottom edge of the cross one end is thicker than the other and I was told that if this happened the cross would be sent back and redone, but it might just be extra solder that is causing this.

[Woolgar]

Can you show a close up of the maker mark as 70 is not an EK maker

Nick

[Nick Hessens]

Could be an unclear '76' mm for Ernst L. Muller...

Regards,
Nick

[harryamb2]

looks 76 to me.

[Adam M]

Here is the sellers pic of the maker mark. it does look like a 6 not 0

[Adam M]

I have been using the Ek2 list on Wehrmacht awards and 70 is on there. Do you have a correct Ek makers list I can work from?

[spunkmaja]

It is a sloppy 76 mark.

70 is not an EK2 maker.

/Jonas

[Adam M]

So its 76 for Ernst L. Muller not 70, but my main concern is with the soldering at the bottom of the cross, how it gets thicker near one end. I though that was a bad sign.

[rory]

I wouldnt worry about the solder job, the maker probably wasnt wearing his glasses for this one, nice cross

Heres a pic of a souval cross and its solder job

[Adrian]

The '76' stamps are very often found missing part of the '6' and therefore commonly mistaken for a '70' mark. Maker '70' did not produce EK2s.

There is a list here on the forum which is one of the pinned threads on the main Orders and Decorations page that I have compiled according to the known PKZ makers of EK2s. As far as I know this list is accurate and reflects those known makers that I have collected.