My new PAB

[Rich Landy]

Gents, I acquired this badge from a collector who is thinning out. I like the ball hinge and the maker mark appears to be A and an S in a triangle. I liked it..I would apprecaite your comments. Thanks Rich

[Bruce Simcox]

Hi Rich,

As you've mentioned you have a AS in triangle.
There has been speculation over the years that this maker mark possibly represented the concern of Adolph Scholze. However, after a pretty exhaustive search some years back it was determined the Adolph Scholze firm only used the initials A.S. on their products.

I like what I see on the reverse side of this PAB.
Do you think you could take some clearer shots of the obverse just to be sure?

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Rich,

Nice original AS in Triangle, everything looks fine but as Bruce says some cleared pick would be better.

Tom

[Stepdale]

Rich,
I agree that it looks good so far but clearer pictures are needed for a final judgement. Oblique shots of the hinge and hook would be especially helpful as these are usually the most obvious giveaways on a repro.
Dale

[Gdynia1991]

The back of the medal looks great.. If I was to only see the front I would have a tough time differentiating originality.

[Rich Landy]

Additional photos as requested. And Thank You

[Stepdale]

It looks fine to me. And just to wake Bruce up a little in case he hasn’t had his coffee, I still believe this was made by the Adolph Scholze firm or some derivative of that company that originally used the AS not in a triangle logo.
Dale