Hi guys,
A friend sent me pics of this F&BL CCC in Silver with a question on the finish. While it looks minty and almost too good to be true, I think it is completely correct and 100% original F&BL finish IMO. This type of speckled silver finish is correct for F&BL and we can see it also on their IABs, here is my L/56 marked IAB along with a few others. This type of finish is also found on the GABs Unknown #8 which have been connected to F&BL was well.
The minty condition makes sense to me when I look at the backplate, it is completely correct for F&BL, has the correct black finish and is completely intact with barely a scratch on it. This tells me this is an unworn example, was likely awarded and put away in a drawer or was found directly from a retail store room at the end of the war.
Tom
A friend sent me pics of this F&BL CCC in Silver with a question on the finish. While it looks minty and almost too good to be true, I think it is completely correct and 100% original F&BL finish IMO. This type of speckled silver finish is correct for F&BL and we can see it also on their IABs, here is my L/56 marked IAB along with a few others. This type of finish is also found on the GABs Unknown #8 which have been connected to F&BL was well.
The minty condition makes sense to me when I look at the backplate, it is completely correct for F&BL, has the correct black finish and is completely intact with barely a scratch on it. This tells me this is an unworn example, was likely awarded and put away in a drawer or was found directly from a retail store room at the end of the war.
Tom
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