Hi PAB Lovers all over the world
Tonight I'm proud to present a type of PAB that was already discussed in several threads but that never before was featured on this forum.
For me without a doubt the holly grail of unnumbered PAB collecting a so called "Porsche Hollow buntmetall PAB with cut-out grass and screw-back attachment".
I bought this badge based upon a couple of fuzzy pictures, and taken in to account that I never even held an original badge before I had to gamble.
I assumed that it was what I call a Porsche PAB and that certainly was a little reassuring since I only know of one easy recognizable copy of that badge. Another good sign was to found on Mike Pinkus's website. Here he features the only three pictures of cut-out grass PAB's I know of. Besides a zinc EWE, there is a bronze hollow Wurster and yes a "Porsche" PAB. However all of these badges featured a needle pin set-up.
When it finally arrived this morning I only needed a second to recognize all the features of a good buntmetal Porsche PAB. Since these are so called field modification I don't think that there exist criteria to judge such a badge. The only thing you can do is trust your own knowledge
Based upon the things I can see on this badge it's clear to me that this was not don by the average soldier in the field but by somebody with a lot of skills and insight in the consequences of such a modification.
First of all we have to presume that the original hinge and pin were taken of. Even with the use of a loop you can't find traces of there existence. Than there is the way in which the grass was cut-out. Also the work of an expert and executed without leaving any traces or damage to the badge. And besides the installation of the screw device this badge also feature two projecting steel arrows designed to prevent the badge from rotating on the uniform. Similar to the devices found on the EK I screw-backs. Not really the kind of modifications made in between two battles.
I'm so thrilled with this badge that I could go on forever talking about it but I won't bother you any longer and first post some scans of the unicorn amongst PAB's. Please note that this badge is very dirty. It would be very easy to clean and to make it shine just like it was made yesterday but I prefer to keep it in the condition I found it in.
Enjoy
KR
Philippe
Tonight I'm proud to present a type of PAB that was already discussed in several threads but that never before was featured on this forum.
For me without a doubt the holly grail of unnumbered PAB collecting a so called "Porsche Hollow buntmetall PAB with cut-out grass and screw-back attachment".
I bought this badge based upon a couple of fuzzy pictures, and taken in to account that I never even held an original badge before I had to gamble.
I assumed that it was what I call a Porsche PAB and that certainly was a little reassuring since I only know of one easy recognizable copy of that badge. Another good sign was to found on Mike Pinkus's website. Here he features the only three pictures of cut-out grass PAB's I know of. Besides a zinc EWE, there is a bronze hollow Wurster and yes a "Porsche" PAB. However all of these badges featured a needle pin set-up.
When it finally arrived this morning I only needed a second to recognize all the features of a good buntmetal Porsche PAB. Since these are so called field modification I don't think that there exist criteria to judge such a badge. The only thing you can do is trust your own knowledge
Based upon the things I can see on this badge it's clear to me that this was not don by the average soldier in the field but by somebody with a lot of skills and insight in the consequences of such a modification.
First of all we have to presume that the original hinge and pin were taken of. Even with the use of a loop you can't find traces of there existence. Than there is the way in which the grass was cut-out. Also the work of an expert and executed without leaving any traces or damage to the badge. And besides the installation of the screw device this badge also feature two projecting steel arrows designed to prevent the badge from rotating on the uniform. Similar to the devices found on the EK I screw-backs. Not really the kind of modifications made in between two battles.
I'm so thrilled with this badge that I could go on forever talking about it but I won't bother you any longer and first post some scans of the unicorn amongst PAB's. Please note that this badge is very dirty. It would be very easy to clean and to make it shine just like it was made yesterday but I prefer to keep it in the condition I found it in.
Enjoy
KR
Philippe
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