Hello. I am considering buying this F & BL example. I know the dealer and agree with him that it is a textbook example of this variant (inverted MM, die flaw, etc) but I would like to know some more opinions. It has the "look" I am looking for to complete an Infantry officer's tunic, but the appearance confuses me.
Would it be:
A) a zink body with a silver wash nearly all gone and the protruding areas
such as the grenade head and acorns shiny from wear? Or...
B) a body made from a metal other than pure zink to account for the
overall shiny appearance in most places other than recessed areas?
The zink examples I have seen which have lost all their silver wash seem flat and lacking definition, not like this one. The remaining "wash" that I percieve seems more grey than silver? Also, the reverse seems to have the same texture/color as the obverse. If the obverse had lost all of the silver wash, would not some traces remain on the reverse, at least?
All information and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
Would it be:
A) a zink body with a silver wash nearly all gone and the protruding areas
such as the grenade head and acorns shiny from wear? Or...
B) a body made from a metal other than pure zink to account for the
overall shiny appearance in most places other than recessed areas?
The zink examples I have seen which have lost all their silver wash seem flat and lacking definition, not like this one. The remaining "wash" that I percieve seems more grey than silver? Also, the reverse seems to have the same texture/color as the obverse. If the obverse had lost all of the silver wash, would not some traces remain on the reverse, at least?
All information and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
I don't see you pics?
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