Hi Guys. I know many say these are common, but the truth is these nickel/brass IABs by Juncker are very unique badges and are best appreciated "in hand". This is #13, which, in this case, is a lucky number for me. It has a flat wire "C" catch, and is the lightest one (12.9 g) that I've owned. It also has a "saw cut" hinge, but the thin blade used to make the cut here couldn't have been much more than 1mm wide. There are actually two cuts to accommodate the pin and if you look close at the arrows, you'll see what I mean. This one's from P. De Bock and like many of the badges he's collected, quite a rare piece. I tried the best I could with my cam... --Ken
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Great Juncker
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Amazing.....13 Junckers in such a relatively short time.
A great study
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I appreciate the comments guys. Just getting my money's worth before my Membership runs out. --Ken
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Beautiful IAB Ken, thanks for sharing
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Another nice addition Ken! Love the saw marks
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You were the 1st to mention them way back when Tom, so I put credit to where credit is do. Interesting here is the possible width size of the blade used. I couldn't imagine that being done by hand with two separate precision cuts. It would take a motor tool of some kind or perhaps a custom machine saw for this purpose ---and later discontinued for favor of the faster welding splayed hinge. The lighter weight is due to the thinner stamping, although it does appear smaller in comparison to the convex minty one in my other thread, "More Juncker". Further, it appears the die was altered a few times with these NS (nickel/brass) badges. Or maybe, possibly, more than one manufacturer was involved, as with the "Heubach design" and "Vienna design" IABs? There does seem to be an evolution though that negates that possibility somewhat... Sorry for rambling here... --KenComment
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Nice one Ken! One day you'll become crazy with all those Juncker pieces!Kind regards,
Giel
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Hi Giel. Part of the collecting attraction to Juncker, as you know, is the fact not many look exactly alike. In fact, none of the 13 examples I've examined, "in hand", these past 5mos, or so, look the same. A really fascinating badge company (Juncker) that put many little quirky changes from one run to the next. Me crazy? It almost seems they gave each piece their own identity. Bare in mind I've also re-circulated/sold a few and I'm now down to 4.
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Panzercracker do you know were i can find me one?
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