Hi guys,
I wanted to present a theory that I think is very significant and is a very easy way to tell a wartime-produced Steinhauer & Luck badge versus one they produced postwar on their 1957-type badges.
I actually stumbled upon this as I was researching for my upcoming Paratrooper Badge book as I was comparing several wartime S&L para badges and several 1957 S&L para badges together. Once I noticed it, I went back and this theory seems to hold true for 100% of the badges most of us consider "wartime" S&L badges as well as dozens of 1957-type badges I was able to find and study. The best part is, it is a very visual characteristic that can be found on almost all wartime S&L badges and on their 1957 badges, so you can spot it very quickly on virtually all type of low resolution pictures.
Maybe some of you have already noticed this, but for me this is completely new information and I feel this is an EXTREMELY important discovery because ultimately it can give us a clue as to WHEN an S&L badge was produced, either wartime or postwar. This is an age-old question regarding S&L and if we all agree that this theory is correct, then it can really shed some light on some questionable badges: i.e., if a badge has this certain charateristic, then it is wartime, but if it has the different characteristic then it is post war.
Again, I have studied dozens and dozens of wartime and 57er badges and this theory holds water for all of them. I have yet to find a badge that contradicts this theory, but the best test is publicizing this and letting everyone check their badges.
This may not be as important for common badges like IABs, GABs, PABs, etc, but when it will really come in handy is on "questionable" S&L badges like their Anti-Partisan badges, or Retired Pilot badges, Glider badges, etc. Most, if not all of these "questionable" badges have what I consider the "1957 characteristic" and therefore this theory could lead to a real conclusion as to WHEN these badges were really produced and end the speculation that they were made during the war. For me, this is the REALLY exciting part of my theory, so lets get some good discussion here.
First, lets see if anyone else can notice it with a basic comparison. I will post a series of 6 wartime S&L badges and then a comparison of 6 1957 S&L badges.
What do all the wartime badges share? What aspect do all the 1957 badges share?
Tom
I wanted to present a theory that I think is very significant and is a very easy way to tell a wartime-produced Steinhauer & Luck badge versus one they produced postwar on their 1957-type badges.
I actually stumbled upon this as I was researching for my upcoming Paratrooper Badge book as I was comparing several wartime S&L para badges and several 1957 S&L para badges together. Once I noticed it, I went back and this theory seems to hold true for 100% of the badges most of us consider "wartime" S&L badges as well as dozens of 1957-type badges I was able to find and study. The best part is, it is a very visual characteristic that can be found on almost all wartime S&L badges and on their 1957 badges, so you can spot it very quickly on virtually all type of low resolution pictures.
Maybe some of you have already noticed this, but for me this is completely new information and I feel this is an EXTREMELY important discovery because ultimately it can give us a clue as to WHEN an S&L badge was produced, either wartime or postwar. This is an age-old question regarding S&L and if we all agree that this theory is correct, then it can really shed some light on some questionable badges: i.e., if a badge has this certain charateristic, then it is wartime, but if it has the different characteristic then it is post war.
Again, I have studied dozens and dozens of wartime and 57er badges and this theory holds water for all of them. I have yet to find a badge that contradicts this theory, but the best test is publicizing this and letting everyone check their badges.
This may not be as important for common badges like IABs, GABs, PABs, etc, but when it will really come in handy is on "questionable" S&L badges like their Anti-Partisan badges, or Retired Pilot badges, Glider badges, etc. Most, if not all of these "questionable" badges have what I consider the "1957 characteristic" and therefore this theory could lead to a real conclusion as to WHEN these badges were really produced and end the speculation that they were made during the war. For me, this is the REALLY exciting part of my theory, so lets get some good discussion here.
First, lets see if anyone else can notice it with a basic comparison. I will post a series of 6 wartime S&L badges and then a comparison of 6 1957 S&L badges.
What do all the wartime badges share? What aspect do all the 1957 badges share?
Tom
Comment