I know it's not much but it is my first. I just got it in the mail today.. Mike
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Hey Mike,
Nice Wound Badge. Has a nice look to it. I like the look of the steel ones with chipped paint. Real, combat worn. A nice start and hopefully many more to come your way.
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DITTO!Originally posted by tyanacek
What I find interesting is that some of these worn steel black wound badges retain the "polished" appearance. I've had one for 15 years and the bare metal still looks polished - no rust!
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Mike
Evaluate the item, not the story and not the seller's reputation!
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Thanks guys! I now have the bug... Started with photograghs now....Wife isOriginally posted by Mike K
LOL but that is nothing new.. Mike
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I agree, I really like the steel badges with the "been there" look to them. Be careful, these things are addictive I bought my first a few months back because I needed "one" in my collection as a representitve, now I have 10
by next month I'll probably have 15 I think their breeding
Greg
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Sometimes hard to stop 
donYes,I collect wound badges.....And looking for more.
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I think only about 20% of black wound badges are maker marked. The early steel ones are good quality and dont rust so easy - the later ones in poor quality steel tend to rust quite a lot.Comment
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Nice Badge! I am quite sure you will have more. It is just a matter of time.
Eric
I once flew in a B-17, B-24, & a B-25. Next, I want to fire an 88 round.Comment
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I have a question for those with more knowledge than I have. My one and only Wound Badge has a much rougher looking paint job than R MICHAEL's nice steel one. Would mine be a "repaint" or were there different textures? Please forgive the hand held pix as they could be sharper if I had a tripod.
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Sgt. Mahlon E. Sebring, 82nd ABN, 319th Glider Field Arty. A Battery - Normandy to Berlin
As it was their duty to defend our freedom, so it becomes our duty to honor their service.
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Sgt. Mahlon E. Sebring, 82nd ABN, 319th Glider Field Arty. A Battery - Normandy to Berlin
As it was their duty to defend our freedom, so it becomes our duty to honor their service.
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There do seem to be different textures.....from matt black to nice glossy ones and some seem to have a much thicker coat of paint than others. Also,some have and undercoat of a different colour while others just have one coat of black.Comment
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Hello Mike,
I really like the look of the badge, nice `been there` look. When I was after
my first and only by far black WB, I picked up a blackest piece I could find and somehow it´s just a badge, nothing more. Yours is more fascinating
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thanks guys for all the feedback! Yes I have been bitten badly I just can't wait till I pick up my next one. Mike
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