gab good or repro

[Ken S]

what do yuo think. also what is this worth?
all the best
ken s

[Ken S]

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[Ken S]

anyone help me on this?

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Ken,

Looks like a perfect F&R GAB, with mint finish. I was a little put off by the mint obverse finish, but the reverse looks to have believable wear and it matches original F&R GABs, so I think it is a good original.

Tom

[scott3000]

I have to agree with Tom, I tried to make it it a fake also but could not

[Blued]

Wow, I agree with the others. I thought it was a fake too, but it also looks spot-on. Nice.

[kray]

I don't know it yet guys
comparing it with the GCA database, the hingplate is different (not ovalshaped)and also in the reverse there are some details different. I'm a bit sceptical about the finnish.
I'm not 100% convinced sorry

[Nordmark]

I don't know it yet guys
comparing it with the GCA database, the hingplate is different (not ovalshaped)and also in the reverse there are some details different. I'm a bit sceptical about the finnish.
I'm not 100% convinced sorry

I would not buy it either...

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Kray,

The hinge is indeed different on this badge, but F&R has been known to use this type of hinge on their fully solid backed variants (type 1.5.4 in Frank's book). The look of the finish is weird, but if you look at the 1.5.3 variant in Frank's book, the reverse seems to have the same finish, but is a bit worn in the book. I think if it were mint, it would look like the one that started this thread.

Tom

[stewy]

Hi guys,for some reason the contours on the reverse look odd. Not especially soft,just odd. The catch plate's a plausible variant. Stewy

[Graeme]

Hi Ken

Can you give us a few more pics?

Reverse with pin up
Close up of maker mark
Close up of eagle
Close up of the area of the grenade handles (seems to be missing some detail)
side view of catch

cheers
Graeme

[Ken S]

guys this GAB is 100% good .....................but I repaired the hinge and pin. I wanted to see if anyone would notice
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=ken
here what it looked like before i repaired it.
all the best
ken

[scott3000]

Here are some scans of my original

[scott3000]

Rear ...I still think his Badge is good

[stewy]

Here are some scans of my original

Hi Scott,make you right mate. As i said contours looked soft & as i don't have an example of my own. The bigger pics are better. Stewy