Plastic Infanterie Sturmabzeichen IAB

[byterock]

Well there is an easy test to see if it is bakelite simply rub it with you finger until it warms up nicely and then take a good whiff. If you smell formaldehyde then it is bakelite.

My suspicion is that it is some sort of movie or other stage prop.

[Nigel N]

awww.. dont go and burst our bubble!!

[Hans N]

Smaller than anything i've got Hans. Stewy

Thats not enough Stewy, i want the data from the same measuring points please. And please state or post the type of IAB it´s compared to. There is something i want to compare without saying it lout loud.

[stewy]

I'll get on it tomorrow Hans. Fischer should be able to help with some data too. Stewy

[George Stimson]

Here's a plastic CCC, for what it's worth....

[George Stimson]

The reverse has -- well, I'm not quite sure what's stuck to it. I could easily pull it off and see if there are markings if anybody's interested.

[Hans N]

Hi George,

now this is getting interesting. I wonder what Tom will say when he spots it

It shure would be interesting to see the reverse with out that whay ever it is on the back.

[Don D.]

Yes George, remove the double sided sticky tape.

[Norman LaBarge]

Could it possibly be a child's toy version of the badge? There are many child size uniforms and helmets that exist.

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

George, now that is quite interesting! By all means, pull the tape off.

Looks like a poor casting of an FLL CCC. Looks very soft and check out all the holes, on the edges and inside the central motif, like it was sewed or pinned onto something. The finish looks to be applied with a little bit of care, notice how it is NOT inside the central motif.

Can you give us some dimensions of this George?

Thanks

Tom

[Bruce Simcox]

About the......

......plastic CCC. It was originally in my possession, and I gave it to George so he could place it in his FAKES display, that he made for the local shows here in the Bay Area.

Thanks, George, for digging it out and posting it.

It is pretty close to full size, if I recall correctly. It was a gift to me about 1997, and I don't have any kind of provenance nor do I remember from whom or whence it came.

I always thought it to be the strangest copy of a badge I'd seen. My impression is that it is a movie/stage prop.

It belongs to George now.

[George Stimson]

Okay, here's the reverse of the badge after I scraped and steamed off the tape.
Stats --
Height 25.44 mm
Width 95.24 mm
Weight 23.8 g
Tom, if you would like to have this piece, PM me your mailing address and I'll send it to you. (After all, you da CCC man! )

[Dietrich Maerz]

They did it during the 3rd Reich, somewhat. Advertisement from the Schwert und Spaten, August 1941

[Hans N]

A quick search in google came up with this, which is translated from swedish btw:

"A hydrocarbon with
chemical name Polystyrol produced in Troisdorf
in the name of "Trolitul." It is translucent as
the glass without being brittle.
Bending Strength 600 kg/cm2 and the impact resistance of 10-11
cmkg/cm2. Insulation resistance surpassed only
of amber."

[Hans N]

Some more info regarding it for those who can read german

http://www.dg-kunststoffgeschichte.d...ex.php?f=nobel