Urgent help needed on GAB "50"!!!!

[sovvisor]

Hi friends. I need help!!!
Here´s the description. I have posted a link to the site to. It´s under medals and badges.

"Assault badge-50 engagements, die struck from Tombak with 75% of the original silver wash remaining on the wreath, and 90% of the original black on the eagle. Maker marked RK, with the correct hinge, coke bottle pin, and catch."

http://www.thirdreichdepot.com/

This is the whole description. I know what reputation the seller has and I know that most of you will tell me to stay away from the site but please lay all this aside and help me find out if it´s geuine or not. If anyone have any suspision that it´s a fake or have been tampered with in any way please let me know.
I put my trust in you guys.
Best wishes
Erik
Sweden

[jacques]

Hi friends. I need help!!!
Here´s the description. I have posted a link to the site to. It´s under medals and badges.

"Assault badge-50 engagements, die struck from Tombak with 75% of the original silver wash remaining on the wreath, and 90% of the original black on the eagle. Maker marked RK, with the correct hinge, coke bottle pin, and catch."

http://www.thirdreichdepot.com/

This is the whole description. I know what reputation the seller has and I know that most of you will tell me to stay away from the site but please lay all this aside and help me find out if it´s geuine or not. If anyone have any suspision that it´s a fake or have been tampered with in any way please let me know.
I put my trust in you guys.
Best wishes
Erik
Sweden

I have not seen it but what I can say is that these badges were always in "Feinzink" and not in tombak

[sovvisor]

Please look at the pic

I have not seen it but what I can say is that these badges were always in "Feinzink" and not in tombak

Maybe you could help me post the pics. I don´t have permission.
I could email them to you.
Best
Erik

[sovvisor]

i say feinzink

Maybe you could help me post the pics. I don´t have permission.
I could email them to you.
Best
Erik

After checking the pics I´ll say it´s made of feinzink.
Erik

[jacques]

Opinions wanted to help this collector.

[Mike Kenny]

Hi,

Nothing angelic about what I think of this "badge" Jacques. IMO it is a good reproduction . One basic thing to look for is the fit of the eagle into the wreath - this one looks a bit small don't you think! Hinge/pin/catch also wrong. Erik, save your money!

Regards
Mike K

[sovvisor]

Thanks alot

Hi,

Nothing angelic about what I think of this "badge" Jacques. IMO it is a good reproduction . One basic thing to look for is the fit of the eagle into the wreath - this one looks a bit small don't you think! Hinge/pin/catch also wrong. Erik, save your money!

Regards
Mike K

Thank you all who helped me. If anyone could give closer details of whats wrong I´ll be very happy.
Best

[IVAN]

Thank you all who helped me. If anyone could give closer details of whats wrong I´ll be very happy.
Best

Hi,

you can compare this one with you find in the library of this site and you will see the big differences between that and this.

ivan

[Lemm]

Erik,

I have looked at this page and compared it to two pics I have of RK numbered badges from Detlev and to be honest I would not touch it. It is a good copy but I believe it to be a copy. Firstly, these badges were not made in Tombak so that alone speaks volumes if it is made from anything other than zinc. If you look at the reverse of the eagles wings on the one offered for sale you will see they are rounded where as they should be pointed. The cutouts on the wings are also too small compared to an original. The bayonete extends too far over the rim of the badge and the pin doesnt even extend to the catch. As someone else said,,, save your money.

Phil

[sovvisor]

Thanks to all you great collectors out there!!!!

I just want to post the GREATEST THANKS there ever has been on this forum THe deal is broken up and I will get my money back.You excellent collector friends have saved me 975 Dollars. Thanks alot and never stop answering stupid questions on the forum. You can´t imagine how much you help!!!

Best wishes from a now owner of a great helpcruiser badge, first edition by Schwerin 68 in great condition instread!

This dealer is as soon as I got my money back from paypal history of all times and removed from my favorites list to my " peoples who pisses me off list" instead

[IVAN]

This dealer is as soon as I got my money back from paypal history of all times and removed from my favorites list to my " peoples who pisses me off list" instead

Happy you get back your money.

dealers that sell these kind of badges cannot be take in consideration for any badges !!

[sovvisor]

End of strory

Happy you get back your money.

dealers that sell these kind of badges cannot be take in consideration for any badges !!

I got my money back on paypal today! 772 out of 858 dollars. !0% restocking fee for a badge that have never been taken of the list. Warning to you all. The badge are still there as a genuine badge. Don´t buy from this seller!!!!. Iasked for an COA two times and there was no reply on the request. Now I know why!!!!
Whatever you do don´t ever buy from Brant Murphy of thirdreichdepot. With the money came a message that I´m not welcome to buy from him again!
I´ll say "F**K YOU"
Best

[Denis]

Hello Sovvisor
Sorry to read that you had not retrieved the full amount.
I suggest you to make a search on this forum about Brant Murphy (or TRD or Third Reich Depot). This lowlife has already been discussed and must be definitively avoided.
Anyway, welcome to the Forum
Regards
Denis

[MH184]

$645.00 for a mint '26' EK 1 in a box, good grief and it's sold. I paid 200 euro's for mine from Detlev

When it comes to badges this forum is my saving grace, I really don't know my backside from my elbow, but with what little knowledge I have attained this gentleman has several fakes to say the least.

So this is the famous Rant oopp's Brant Murphy

Kind regards,

Marcus

[Brian S]

thirdreichdepot

is that

trd

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Phoenetics anyone?