Early Cased GWL Para Badge offered by Weitz

[david_iu]

Dear all, I saw this nice early cased GWL para badge at Helmut Weitz's website offered for sale. Would like to know your professional opinions. See: https://www.weitze.net/detail/81/Fal..._133281_e.html

[Alex Bolotnikov]

Great badge

[LOTHRINGEN]

imo ... it is not the matching case for a GWL!

[david_iu]

I note that GWL badges were usually in cases with cardboard interior bases, especially for later examples. Yet could the case for this badge be an earlier example?

[mdj]

it sold for 900 EUR + 20% commission at a german auctioneer.....

Was posted here..

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=400146


Martin

[LOTHRINGEN]

HERE IS A GWL CASE.
your case is an early for Deumer

[david_iu]

Thanks mdj, so, I think the case has been added subsequently by Weitz!

[david_iu]

Thanks Lothringen. I don't think the case and the badge do belong to an original set.

[Shaun Winkler]

900 Euros for the Badge and 1600 Euros for the case, now that is what I would call a decent mark up on a case

[mdj]

Thanks mdj, so, I think the case has been added subsequently by Weitz!

No, they were however auctioned togehter....Weitz did not change the case.

Martin

[desiro]

Besides whether its the correct case for badge,its overpriced

[heinrich66]

What will he charge for a realy rare variant 2,5 for a zinc based para badge I'll offer my tombak ones soon on the estand for that amount (just kidding)

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

I can only agree with what has been said here, a perfectly original GWL badge, but mated to a different case (likely a Deumer case).

Tom