gold wb

[jakeb]

hi fellas
what do you think about stamped gold wbs.....
i dont have a pic but it appears to match my blacks that i have
it is unmarked
thanks in advance

[Pascal H.]

Original unmarked Gold Wound badges did exist but without a picture there is not a lot we say about the authenticity.

KR
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[jakeb]

gwb

i got a crappy pic if sommeone wants to take a look
i can email it......what is it's value?
thanks

[Michael Kuligowski]

Jakeb - You mean stamped - like black wound badges ??? (hollow at the back ?? )
I believe it's a black badge - made of brass.. - I'v seen many of those - without a black paint (like ground dugs) - they look almost like gold after cleaning.. but infact they are black grade..

[jakeb]

gb

hi guys
i know what you mean..... but when you take a black badge and when time rubs of f the black its a brass color its noticible when you look at both...
in the ailsby book he said that there were hollow back wbs

[jakeb]

gb

sorry..reread your post..... whats the way to tell a real badge....there is not one trace of black paint on this bage...

[Chrvip68]

Original silver-gold stamped WBs exist, but several times the awards are looking gold because of their base material (brass) but often you can find a trace of the black finish, usually arround the hinge and catch, sometimes are black WBs with removed paint and repainted postwar with gold paint for obvious reasons.

You better post pics for accourate opinions.

Send the pics to my address and i'll post them for you

Tenebrespamrocketmail.com (add @ in the place of the word spam between tanebre and rocketmail)

[Chrvip68]

I'm posting the photos of Jakes WB.

The pics can't help though.

[Chrvip68]

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[jakeb]

gd wb

thanks chris.... my camera is real crappy

[Michael Kuligowski]

damn.. camera is reallu crappy hehehe

anyway.. my opinion is that this is a black WB - cleaned off from black paint - propably to fool somebody - put a back used badge like that to paint thinner - and You will get a nice gold WB

just my opinion...