WWI Flamethrower Arm Badge opinions

[pattiewhack]

I have been looking for one of these for a long long time...

is this a good one?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...E:B:SS:CA:1123

cheers,

Andrew

[Don D.]

Not like any shown in the book, German Flamethrower Pioneers of WW1.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Says copy in the description.

Here is an original being worn...

http://www.kaiserscross.com/40029/76401.html

[pattiewhack]

Ahh, thanks

I do have the mentioned book- German Flamethrower Pioneers of WWI, and have scrutinized all the details. This design did not look familiar.
cheers,

Andrew

[Chip M]

The one you have linked to is not really even close. I have seen three of these in person and they are very distinctive. One had to guess that sooner or later someone would try to fake one in hopes of cashing in on the dreams of every WWI German militaria collector.

Chip

[JR92]

Hello,

No problem, this is sold as "Sammlerfertigung " !

Best regards

[Sergeant 08]

Here is a nice original!

[Chip M]

Just an added note. This past weekend a pair of these patches and a matching Erkennungsmarke (Garde Res. Pion. Rgt.), sold on a German dealer's website. The price for the three pieces was just over $1,500.00, a bargain, when you consider that one piece is known to have sold for 1,500.00 Euro!

Chip

[Sergeant 08]

A very good price

[Sergeant 08]

Another nice photo that shows the patch in wear: "Stuermer von Ronvaux" with their new friends

09.08.1918

[Sergeant 08]

Atelier photo....

[Beersheba4thLH]

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[Sergeant 08]

The next photo shows again: A lot of different patterns existed