Pilots Badge

[Mark Mac]

Well Gentlemen, my ONE and ONLY Pilots Badge.

The unknown maker. What do we think?

[Mark Mac]

Reverse

[Gene]

Nice late war original. I'm selling it's pilot observer brother!

[Mike Kenny]

Nice late war original. I'm selling it's pilot observer brother!

Hi,

No, this one appears to be nickel silver/tombak, so it's an earlier one - not a later-war zincer.

Mark, a nice worn example! No problems

Regards
Mike k

[Frank Heukemes]

I agree with Mike, not the late war one. I have developed a new theory as to who the maker might be. It is a good lead although there are still some open questions. Can anybody guess it? (Not GWL!)

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Karl Wurster?

or knowing you

S&L

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[Max_Porter]

Hi Frank,

i totally agree with "ealier one of the unknown maker" - but: Who could it be ..... ? P l e a s e, tell us about the theorie.

Sometimes I think it could be Osang.

Kind Regards

Max_Porter

[Giel VW]

Wow I'm so looking forwards to this moment Great badge btw
Maybe it is a different disign from Juncker...

[Mike Kenny]

I agree with Mike, not the late war one. I have developed a new theory as to who the maker might be. It is a good lead although there are still some open questions. Can anybody guess it? (Not GWL!)

Hi Frank,

Can't wait!

Up front, I won't believe Osang (they seem to have been into sourcing badges from other makers) but I will believe another Ludenscheid manufacturer. The chunky catch on the later "unknown maker" zincers seems to be common to some other Ludenscheid manufacturers - FLL CCCs jump straight to mind.

Regards
Mike K

[Philippe DB]

Can't wait to hear about your theory Frank. To be absolutely sure you need to be able to link this maker to the use of both aluminium and Cupal. Is that the case?

KR
Philippe

[Frank Heukemes]

Well, it is just a theory, a lead as I said. Nothing to be written in stone. But I thought I would mention it, maybe somebody has more evidence in that direction.

Mike the old fox got it! I strongly assume it is Friedrich Linden in Lüdenscheid (FLL). The CCCs come to mind, but also this FLL GAB, featuring the same catch and a hinge like some of the unknown maker badges. We do have some hinge and catch variations on the unknown maker badges, but that is the same for FLL marked badges. Maybe we can collect unknown maker and FLL hinge and catch veriations in this thread to come to a better conclusion.

First, the obvious:

1) unknown maker zinc badge

[Frank Heukemes]

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[Frank Heukemes]

Fll Gab:

[Frank Heukemes]

catch of unknown maker pilot badge

[Frank Heukemes]

catch of FLL GAB: