IAB, please help

[Shaver]

Hello gents,

please help me with this IAB. Is this an original or a copy? This IAB came with a lot of copys.
Sorry for the bad pictures, I have only this.
Thank you very much for your help!

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Regards Shaver

[Graeme]

For me it looks like it could be an original, but as you hinted the pics are not the best. The hardware set up looks period.

It certainly has what appears to be an added coating which gives it a strange glare. Check out the reverse in the swastika where it is very shiny except the bottom leg of the swastika with no added coating.

best regards
Graeme

[Shaver]

Hello Graeme,

thank you very much for your opinion and help!
I thought the same like you with this coating!

Regards Shaver

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Shaver,

I can only agree with Graeme, looks like a fine original Schickle IAB, with correct hardware setup. The badge may have had a clearcoat applied to it to help preserve it by the factory, or postwar by a collector or dealer. Being made of zink some people will add a protective coating on it to help preserve it.

Tom

[Shaver]

Hello Tom,

also thank you very much for your opinion.
I think I buy this IAB and have look.

Regards Shaver

[Shaver]

Hello Graeme, hello Tom!

Today the IAB arrived. The badge was thickly coated with clear varnish.
The space between the rifle and the swastika was completely covered and glued with this, but I was able to remove it. There's solder in the swastika
The IAB is now clean and very nice. Hope you like it like I do.

Thank you for your help!

Regards Shaver

[Der Metzger]

Hi, looks a lot better now, the work was worth it. Greetings butcher

[Shaver]

Hello butcher,

thank you very much!

Regards Shaver

[Shaver]

Hello,

imo its a Frank & Reif IAB.

Regards Shaver

[AndyC]

Great looking IAB


Andy

[sniper11]

The eagle head resembles that of a schickle and looks good to me.

Troy

[Shaver]

Hello gents,

thank you very much for your opinions!

Regards Shaver

[Hans N]

Typical Schickle design and hardware

[Shaver]

Hello Hans,

also thank you for your opinion!

Regards Shaver