Ciney PAB

[Philippe DB]

Hi guys,

After the Stuttgart adventure my hopes to find something interesting at Ciney were not very high. Amongst the tons of fakes I don't think there where more than 6 original PAB's to be found on the tables of a couple of hundered stand holders.

However one of those six PAB's made the trip worth while. A nice bronze zinc L53 Hymmen & co. Already had the buntmetall version in my little PAB museum but never was able to find a good zinker. I guess this only leaves the silver zinker to complete another family.

KR
Philippe

[Philippe DB]

reverse

[Philippe DB]

And next to his buntmetall brother

[junior]

Very nice!

[Steve Richard]

Nice find!That's a badge with all the character you expect to find in a real badge with 60 years of age behind it..congratulations on a very nice Hymen &Co.
Best wishes,
Steve

[Pieter Verbruggen]

...so this is the type of tank where the turred is pointed downwards to the infantry troops... your 526th one I believe...So why not call it "the infantry killer " type.

I find it personaly a nice one and certainly the way of pin assembely.
Nice

Pieter.

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Phillippe !

Nice Zincker L/53 PAB in Bronze .

Jan Arne

[Philippe DB]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments

Here is something else to think about. Did anybody ever notice the design similarity between the Hymmen and the Daisy PAB's.

As far as I'm concernerd this isn't a coincidence. These makers did not only share the same designer but also the same production consultant and hardware supplier.

Take a look at this zinc hollow Hymmen offered on the e-stand by Matteo

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=51552

And this zinc hollow Daisy by Alex

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=51448


Coincidence , I don't think so


Here is an obverse compare of the massive bronze variants

KR
Philippe

[trotlin13]

Phillipe:

With all due respect, the Hymmen is one ugly badge strictly from an aesthetic point of view. Ouch.

[Philippe DB]

Hi Dylan,

Your absolutely correct it is a very strange design an you almost feel sorry for the impotent little tank The whole design lacks the crispness and agressiveness of most of the other PAB's with the exception maybe of the Trabbi design.

But on the other hand these PAB's have a lot going for them. Certainly the buntmetall hollow versions are high quality pieces of art. And besides that no other maker has such an accurate track design as Hymmen. Also the grass and rock design is much more complex than on most other PAB's.

I always had them at the end of my PAB shopping list but both the hollow buntmetall version and this heavy zinker were a pleasant surprise once I got to hold them.

KR
Philippe

[Philippe DB]

Hi Guys,

Just received my first original picture of a PAB in wear. Rather than posting it on the picture forum I thought it was a good idea to post it in this thread since the PAB this guy is so proudly wearing is in fact an L/53.

You really can't go wrong in recognizing 'droopy gun the infantry killer" can you

KR
Philippe

[Philippe DB]

close-up

[trotlin13]

Phillipe:

It looks like youve now been bitten by that nasty Panzer photo bug. Careful, the infection is contaigous

[Philippe DB]

Hi Dylan,


Tell me something

I was thinking if it would be possible to find a nice picture for every major PAB variant in wear. I think I'll give it a try, should be a nice challenge. I'll keep you posted of my progress

KR
Philippe