FJ medal and cloth badge combo

[rott51]

This badge combination is part of a medal/badge collage offered to me. It is from a US veterans family known to me. I have no reason to doubt originality but I really don't mess with medals these days. The badge is attached to the cloth badge which is attached to a small flag with all the other medals/badges. My question is if the badge looks good from what you can see. Any input is appreciated. Thanks, Ron

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Ron,

That is an original, late war Juncker Para badge. Its probably unmarked, but no doubt that it is an original produced by Juncker.

Never seen one sown on top of a cloth badge, but very cool.

Tom

[rott51]

Thanks Tom. I couldn't tell if the badge has it's pin or not. Unfortunately this veteran passed prior to my being able to sit down with him and talk about the grouping of items. So, I don't know if he found the badges together like this. I'm assuming he did. I was, however, afforded the opportunity to listen to his story in my office on a few occasions.

[all1knew]

Hello there,

What a cool find.

William Kramer

[AFF96]

Really great item! Would the cloth have been applied by the original owner or by the finder?
Thanks,
Greg

[rott51]

Thank you for the responses. The metal and cloth badges were not found attached together. This was done post war. The metal badge has its catch intact, however, the pin is completely missing. I intend to sell these two badges reasonably but could use some guidance as to how much the value of the metal badge is affected by the missing pin. Please feel free to comment. Thanks, Ron

[rott51]

Thanks again.