Interested in tackling the GB numbered PAB's?

[Don D.]

Great, thanks for posting these Bob! I see everything what I want to see! Great badge! Classic type I.

Classic compared to what?

[Bob Hritz]

Hello Philippe,

I have taken 3 photos of all the acorns and enough of the surrounding area to locate each acorn. It appears all of the acorn caps have a well defined crosshatching that is even and well done. This is not the result of handwork, but a part of the detail from the die. The only pair that is not well executed is the top right pair, at the 1 O'Clock position.

I think I need to lush my eyes with some Jim Beam to ease the strain!

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Acorns 2

[Bob Hritz]

Acorns 3. This shot showa the viewers upper right, which has the poorest detailed acorn caps.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

One more try at the tool marks on pin.

Bob Hritz

[robert60446]

Classic compared to what?

Don, i jumped on the conclusion there. Bob's picture weren't that good and i thought i see pin and catch details identical to Type I, but now i can see that they are not identical...

[Philippe DB]

Morning Guys,

@Bob thanks for the additional pics, very informative and for sure not a match to my 25.

OK where are we

Type I = bench mark badge
Type II = Bob 50 rather organised Crosshatching
Type III= My 25, combination of dotting and "chaos" cross hatching
Type IV= Skippers bronze "die flaw" type.

@Don, not shure if your badge fits in to one of the above categories, based upon the close up of the accorns I can't see any pattern.

@Skipper, what about the detailing on your accorns?

By now more people should be able to link the GB's in there colection to one of the above categories. We will only tackle these badges if we get more reference material in here.

KR
Philippe

[Stan]

Panzer Assault 50 GB

I am fairy new to this forum and never realised that these GB badges were so controversial. Herewith a few shots of my badge, of particular interest are the following points:

1. Mostly dotted acorn cups but perhaps one or two cross hatched.

2. Rivets are made of brass

3. plier mark at top of pin is evident

4. "5" in "50" has slight break wher the black paint has flowed in.

Stan

[Stan]

Panzer Assault 50 GB

Another shot

[Stan]

Panzer Assault 50 GB

Reverse

[Stan]

Panzer Assault 50 GB

Forgot to upload

[Stan]

Panzer Assault 50 GB

Last shot

[Philippe DB]

Hi Stan,

Thanks for joining .

What you posted indeed is a highly controversial badge that doesn't match any of the badges posted in this thread so far.

This is an incredible badge because the combination of the dotted and crosshatching patterns blows you of your socks for the simple reason that it's a mutant version. I choose the word MUTANT very carefully for the simple reason that this badge could never have been based on any other known original or copy.

I'll post details of this version, which I think is a very very old copy, this evening. In the meantime if you are able to post more detailed pics of pin an catch toolmarks and accorn patterns, please do so.

KR
Philippe

[robert60446]

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OK where are we

Type I = bench mark badge
Type II = Bob 50 rather organised Crosshatching
Type III= My 25, combination of dotting and "chaos" cross hatching
Type IV= Skippers bronze "die flaw" type.

Hi guys,
So now with all these IV versions + one "mutant" version, pretty much we can start to answering to question: how much (if anything) we are ready to give up when looking at differences between types II, III, IV and "mutant" versions to the type I (accepted as bulletproof original). Who would like to pull the trigger first?

[Jeff V]

Some things I noticed while comparing the pics. The close up pictures of the type 1 badge sure have a finer texture than the bronze example posted by Bob. If you compare the tanks, for instance in the closeup of the tank and tracks that Skip posted(post#24), with the closeup pictures Bob posted of the same area(post 137 & 138) I notice a much finer texture to the flat surfaces in the type 1. In other words, the type shown by Bob in the bronze version appears to be a casting, especially when coupled with the smaller dimensions. I see what appears to be some pitting in the tank of Bob's bronze example.
I find it hard to believe that a different die would produce a smaller badge, less detail, and slightly different hardware. I would expect that at least one of these areas would be the same as the type 1's. best wishes,
jeff