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[stogieman]

Backside of the Osang Badge

here's the backside. Frank, take it away!

[Bryan Poon]

Yep, this is one of the great threads in this forum. Thank all for sharing their opinions.

BP

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear stogie-Rick,

Your pictured badge neither looks like an Osang nor like a Deumer. Apart from that, it looks strange. My personal opinion is that it might be not good.

Cheers, Frank H.

[stogieman]

Re: Osang (sic) Badge

Hi Frank, I liked this one before he eMailed the close-up photos. The thing that really makes me say no, no, no; is the pin. Note the way it rolls over the top. I look at that, and knowing the quality of Osang work on pre-1918 pieces, and say: "No Way" he made this badge. Also, note the funny finish/scratches on the back. Allmost looks machine buffed.
I did not order this piece, I've been waiting some time for photos. Unless Prosper or Eric can say something positive about it, I won't even consider it.
Frank, your help on the WW2 side has been most appreciated. Imperial stuff I have pretty solid and ahelp everyone where I can. WW2, too much of a minefield for me to navigate without the experience and knowledge of you, Francois, Prosper, Eric, etc., etc.
THANKS guys!

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear stogie-Rick,

That´s not machine buffed, these are the traces of some idiot with a sandpaper trying to make this look "aged" and "rubbed".

Ever see a uniform made out of sandpaper?

P.S.: Also, the reverse of the eagle has the typical "acid sprinkler" effect to make it look aged.

Cheers, Frank H.

[IVAN]

Hi,

here is another Deumer para for comparision

Ivan

[IVAN]

rv

[stogieman]

For Ivan

Ivan, very nice badge and much more in keeping with the Quality I would expect from Osang. May I save your photos for my files??

[IVAN]

No problem, Stogieman.

If you want to see my full para's badge collection, you can look in the following address:

www.majorplm.com section collections.

Ivan