Army Flak in bronze

[Joey Charles]

Hi Everybody I would like your opinions on this bronze Army flak badge,it is without a doubt bronze ?Regards Joey

[Joey Charles]

Reverse

Hi It doesnt appear bronze in the photos ,I will try to get a better shot.Joey

Hi Everybody I would like your opinions on this bronze Army flak badge,it is without a doubt bronze ?Regards Joey

[John T]

Superb piece..looks good to me...but I do not think it is bronze...look on the back where the silver frosting remains on much of the reverse that has not been polished etc...maybe the bronze is a patina from nicotine or something?

[Chet Sowersby]

Hi Joey,
This is just a silver flak badge that has lost it's finish on the obverse. You can still see traces of silver finish on the reverse. Besides, there was no "bronze" flak badge.

Chet

[Joey Charles]

Eagle

Hi Eagle

Hi It doesnt appear bronze in the photos ,I will try to get a better shot.Joey

[Joey Charles]

Bronze flak

Hi Chet Sorry to disagree with you but this IS a bronze flak badge,the back has worn through to a silver finish.Regards Joe.

Hi Joey,
This is just a silver flak badge that has lost it's finish on the obverse. You can still see traces of silver finish on the reverse. Besides, there was no "bronze" flak badge.

Chet

[Joey Charles]

Flak wreath

Hi wreath.

Hi Eagle

[Rich G]

I think it's a superb badge with a lovely toned finish to the original silvering.

Great find!

Rich

[Joey Charles]

Flak Badge

Hi Richard I have the badge in my hand and am not going to say it is bronze without knowing its bronze.I know they where supposed to be in silver only but I believe this one went through a stag in production it was never meant to go through,mix up in the factory perhaps?I will try to show more photos for comparison,Please believe me this is bronze.Regards Joey.

I think it's a superb badge with a lovely toned finish to the original silvering.

Great find!

Rich

[Joey Charles]

comparison with bronze ccc

Hi CCC

Hi wreath.

[emaroli]

It is a zinc badge that was plated bronze. The bronze plating was then in turn silver plated. Bronze is often used as a "glue' in plating.

Nice piece, Ed

[Rich G]

It is a zinc badge that was plated bronze. The bronze plating was then in turn silver plated. Bronze is often used as a "glue' in plating.

Nice piece, Ed

Ed,
I could be wrong and will stand corrected but this process that you're referring to... was it not a copper plate and then the silver finish applied on that, and not bronze?
Rich

[Joey Charles]

Flak

Hi Everybody Compared with a silver infantry assault.Regards Joey.

Hi CCC

[emaroli]

Bronze will work. Not as well as pure copper though. It's more than likey an alloy Tombak? type. Any thing to save a buck or should I say a mark.

Ed

[emaroli]

Joey, You have nice original piece but at one time that badge had a finish. Or, It also could have been a piece that was never finished before the end of the war. Or, it was made immediately post was for the G.I. market from left over stock.
Ed