pab 50 - marker search

[ChrisH]

hello all,
did somebody point which manufacturer could be this, maybe juncker?
regards Chris

[Giel VW]

Indeed an original well worn Juncker. Great badge!

Wonder if that right rivet was reworked at one point? Oh, and what a pity about the catch

[Pieter Verbruggen]

Juncker indeed...the nicest ones
Pieter.

[Bob Hritz]

How do we attribute this badge to the firma Juncker?

I have seen the stretches of trying to make certain naval badges into Juncker badges with nothing more than a similarity of hardware.
I hope this is based on more than wishful thinking and the desire to give every unamrked badge an attributed maker. I would think an original packaged badge, with the Juncker maker on the reverse, would be good enough evidence.

Bob Hritz

[IVAN]

nice original

@ Bob, I agree with you, I don't know from what can see this is a Juncker made.

[Giel VW]

These badges feature the hand file marks on the wreath which are very typical to other Juncker (eventually marked) badges, for example the army para badge, the army flakbadge but also an observer badge, pilot badge, luftflak,...

Set up on these also leads towards Juncker, exactly the same set ups were used on zink army para badges. The barrel hinge is a very typical thing and if you take a look closer you will see the horizontal lines in it.

A PAB50 and a GAB50 of this type were both found once with original tags attachted to them. The tags were marked with Juncker. Both badges were examples to show the men what they could earn for their brave actions.

Quality wise these are the best made numbered PAB's, who else exept for Juncker could have made them?

[Giel VW]

If someone can prove this is not Juncker, he will recieve a free GAB.

[Don D.]

Would that be a numbered GAB?

[Giel VW]

Would that be a numbered GAB?

You name it, I'm 100% convinced.

[Stan]

Pab 50

Chris,

Is the number box "50" magnetic? Juncker badges usually have this feature.

Stan

[ChrisH]

yes, the 50 box is magnetic............

[Stan]

Pab

Then its a good badge.

Not all original Junckers have magnetic boxes but most do.

Stan

[Greg]

What an outstanding background for the photo of the magnet test!

[Giel VW]

Great stuff Chris!