Dear all,
Sorry, I was away from the forum for a week because I was looking at potential new homes 400 km away from Munich.
My comments to this thread, some are founded by evidence, some just my gut feeling:
1) I like Craig´s badge (gut feeling)
2) Warren O´s badge and Philippe DB´s badge have pins similar to Foerster & Barth L21 marked pins on other badges. It might be a valid assumption to say these "could be" made by F&B. (Yuri, you can always use my scans for the good cause, no problems)
3) The badges shown by Dave J (the same as that obverse shown from Mike Pinkus´s badge) are fakes IMO. I can prove this because I have watched a fake dealer´s site for over a year closely and this badge turns up over and over again there, he sells about one of these each month. Please find proof in the pictures following. All the same fake, check out the "flat spot" dent Dave J has mentioned and the very characteristic "skull" eagle´s head on all of these. Also note that while the shapes remain the same, the fakers try some variations on the finish.
Cheers, Frank
Sorry, I was away from the forum for a week because I was looking at potential new homes 400 km away from Munich.
My comments to this thread, some are founded by evidence, some just my gut feeling:
1) I like Craig´s badge (gut feeling)
2) Warren O´s badge and Philippe DB´s badge have pins similar to Foerster & Barth L21 marked pins on other badges. It might be a valid assumption to say these "could be" made by F&B. (Yuri, you can always use my scans for the good cause, no problems)
3) The badges shown by Dave J (the same as that obverse shown from Mike Pinkus´s badge) are fakes IMO. I can prove this because I have watched a fake dealer´s site for over a year closely and this badge turns up over and over again there, he sells about one of these each month. Please find proof in the pictures following. All the same fake, check out the "flat spot" dent Dave J has mentioned and the very characteristic "skull" eagle´s head on all of these. Also note that while the shapes remain the same, the fakers try some variations on the finish.
Cheers, Frank
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