Schickle/Mayer IAB by Schickle?

[Jean-Claude]

My first Heer badge in over 30 years...There will be others!

If I did my homework correctly this is an early silvered tombac IAB of the "Schickle/Mayer" design but the catch (round stock with flat spot instead flat sheet metal) would lead me to beleive this is an Otto Schickle piece not a B. H. Mayer product right?

Thanks for your help

JC

[Jean-Claude]

and a close up of the catch

[AndyC]

For me it´s a Schickle, I have one like yours



Andy

[Jean-Claude]

Thanks a lot Andy

Regards

JC

[Thomas Durante]

Hi JC,

No doubt for me a Schickle, nice example too.

Tom

[Jean-Claude]

Thank you Tom. Do you know if there is a bronze version of this this variant?

JC

[Giel VW]

Hi JC

Nice early Schickle! Always prefere these wire catch variants above the sheet metal ones.

Bronze versions do exist, they are slightly harder to find.

[Jean-Claude]

Thanks for the compliment and the insight Giel. I hope I can find a matching bronze to complete the set

Best regards

JC

[Thomas Durante]

Thank you Tom. Do you know if there is a bronze version of this this variant?

Hi JC,

Yes, Schickles can be found in bronze, but they are few and far between. You have to be careful though, many purported bronze examples are simply silver one that have been cleaned up all their original silver finish leaving just the bronze base metal.

Here is a true bronze grade, from Rebelde's excellent collection.

Tom

[Nordmark]

Not sure about this Schickle thing, but it is a nice IAB...



Daniel

[Norm F]

I know, it's just a catch...

[Norm F]

...and a common enough hinge.

[Nordmark]

...and a common enough hinge.

Exactly...

[Norm F]

Exactly...

...but an exceedingly uncommon catch as seen on that Destroyer and on the U-Boat badge which matches the Schickle catalog.

[Nordmark]

I wanted to quote your first posting, just to show how little I care. Sorry ´bout that...