*** Juncker Porsche IAB, opinions please ***

[R. Schmitt]

Hehe - thanks for the compliment Rob, I'll keep it in mind.
Best Regards
Rainer

[Panzercracker]

Another interesting thread from the past! 1st appearance of the Juncker IAB, with the flat stock catch.

--Ken

[Thomas Durante]

Yes, and certainly not a replacement catch. Perfectly fine to have a flatwire catch on a Juncker badge.

Tom

[schwelch]

Hi guys,

a very nice example of the Juncker NS IAB with the C-shape catch!!! They are not that often seen in my opinion. Here's my example I got some weeks ago.

BR
Sven

[Panzercracker]

Great piece Sven! --I thought you guys would appreciate a bit of WAF nostalgia, which is why I brought this thread back up. I tend to think the flat catch types were among the 1st produced. If you look at both Sven's and the one in this thread, you can't help, but notice the chiselled look on that eagle. Lighter in weight too. How much does yours weigh Sven? Around 12g??

--Ken

[Chet Sowersby]

It is intresting to go back and revisit some of these old threads. Badge collecting in all venues has come a long way.

Chet

[luggas]

The catch is not repaired, its original. Fine and rare varaint. Have the same one.

[Panzercracker]

Hi Luggas. If you look at your example, the "tuft" ontop of the head sits higher than average. I've noticed this attribute on only one other "flat catch" Juncker, which sits slightly higher. Don't know what to make of that, but it's either die related (pointing to earlier production), or perhaps, a special version for higher ranks. Just my opinion based on observations.

--Ken

The catch is not repaired, its original. Fine and rare varaint. Have the same one.

[Panzercracker]

Ultra rare to find this "high up" IMO.

--Ken

[Cole Bush]

The catch is not repaired, its original. Fine and rare varaint. Have the same one.

i agree the person who say the catch is not replaced. it is typical one of the Juncker catches! no problem!

[Panzercracker]

I think a better term is "gendre specific" to this early (likely 1st run) of the Juncker, nickel/brass based, Infantry Assault. The catch can be found on the earliest army flak badge, even the U-Boat badge, by the same maker. The common ground there is "early", not "typical".

--Ken

i agree the person who say the catch is not replaced. it is typical one of the Juncker catches! no problem!