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What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
I have a spoon with faint German scratched into it. It is NOT the typical army spoon. It is made out of aluminum, has a German brand marking, but nothing "Nazi" on it. I am, however, 100% sure that it is from WWII. (Just take my word for it.)
The engravings are very faint and the only reason I noticed them is because I held it a certain way under the sunlight. It reads, "(Finmal?) kommt die Studne. Machs gut Alter!" and then, under it, E K 1 2 7.
What on earth does/could EK127 stand for? They are all next to each other, leading me to believe it is not his initials.
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01-20-2009 07:42 PM
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Re: What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
"Einmal kommt die Stunde. Mach's gut Alter" could be translated "The hour only comes once. Farewell, my old friend".
Mach's gut is a typical friendly way of saying goodbye but in this context there may be more to it.
It sounds like the first phrase is a reference to departing or death.
The EK 127...initials and a date perhaps... 1-27 for January 27 or 12-7 for December 7 would be possibilities.
Why this would be scratched on a spoon is a subject for speculation. A memorial of sorts but under what circumstances is a mystery.
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Re: What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
Thanks!
Someone brought to my attention "EK" might stand for Einsatzkommando and that might explain why the spoon is just a regular spoon as opposed to the typical engraved German armed forces spoon. What do you think?
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Re: What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
Hi Legato
The EK could mean anything, my guess is that it are initials and a date. Thanks for posting this, I must say that I'am intrigued by it. Could you post a picture of the spoon?
Greetz
Nick VR
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Re: What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
Well--I suppose no one really can be sure why there is a date/marking. Does anyone know, at least, where/what this spoon was used for? What I mean it, it is not really resemble the typical army spoons, nor the camp guard spoons, etc. It is like it is a typical spoon. Who would have used this?
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Re: What could EK 127 mean if it is scratched into a spoon?
Many soldiers carried non issue spoons. Impossible to say who used it.
Cheers, Ade.
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