The Machinegunner Sharpshooters Badge

[Don D.]

Any date on the reverse?

[LA MITRAILLE]

Any date on the reverse?

Hello,

the picture is dated april 1918.

More pictures of badges:




Do you know why there is some black fabric under sometimes?








A badge gone up by origin on a jacket.


And small grouping of MGSS



Regards
David

[Don D.]

Very nice. Do you know who the maker of the I(J)C M marked badge is?

[LA MITRAILLE]

Hello,

i am sorry but i didn't know who is this maker.
Regards
David

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[taube]

Gentlemen,

having added one MG Ss badge to my collection, I seem to have gotten the virus now.
With my 5 day experinece in these badges, fed by this wonderful thread,
I would say the one pictured is a fake.
It is for sale on a dealer site.

The pin ends are not right?
The font is not really blocky?
The details below the trigger area are too skinny?

Could you please confirm/object?


Thanks in advance,
taube.

[taube]

Here is one found on the web.
It was sold at the reputed auction house Hermann Historia.
According to the item dsicription the maker is "Carl Leburg, Strassburg i.EL.".

[Don D.]

The Juncker is a fake, the most common one found. The Leburg is a nice original.

[Hoss]

The HH one is gorgeous someone must be very happy what a beauty. Taube you have a picture of the reverse?

Eric

[taube]

Sorry, no. Found it in an older online catalog of HH and thought the photo quality is good for reference purposes.

[Hoss]

Two more just picked

Eric

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