Anti-Partisan Badge with diamonds original Very Rare

[Raym']

Gordon and Frank.......do we know FOR SURE that this award was ever actually produced with diamonds? I have read some reference books that indicate that none were ever made. and - yes CollectRussia...it hurts my eyes too!

[SScollector]

Thanks Gordon!

Still, it's clearly not the Junker badge design and is a casting of a badge from one of the other two later badge designs. Best, Chris

[Peter Wiking]

Nothing i would spend a single buck on. The badge is bad in my opinion.

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Gordon Williamson]

Thanks Gordon!

Still, it's clearly not the Junker badge design and is a casting of a badge from one of the other two later badge designs. Best, Chris

Assuming that a few originals were made there are probably only a handful of collectors around who will have seen/handled them and could give a definite opinion on whether this one has all the correct characteristics.

All the rest of us can do is speculate. In terms of the design however, Juncker used different tooling for the "deluxe" Close Combat Clasp than for the standard CCC. So, if they did make examples of the BKA with diamonds there is every possibility that it would have been from a separate die and so I would not necessarily say you could definitively class this as being wrong simply based on comparing it with the characteristics of the zinc version which could very well have come from different tooling.

Personally I don't think many people these days would think of investing in any diamond badge unless it came with a substantial amount of rock solid provenance.

[Frank Heukemes]

Most people who promote these badges as originals have one or two good dealer connections (with diamond badges on offer) too many for my taste. Anyway, it is out of my league and I find it quite silly to spend such an amount of money on something where you will NEVER be absolutely sure, even if I had the money and was bored.

[Frank Heukemes]

Besides, it is quite ugly! A rough "bad boy image" design and this jewelry thing just does not go together for my taste.

[SScollector]

I don't need to look at a real Gold Junker badge with diamonds to learn that this badge is a pitiful casting from the other style badge. Almost anyone could tell that, when looking at this piece of junk. Best, Chris

[Frank Heukemes]

But you could learn how to spell Juncker.

[SScollector]

What?

It's "Junker," not "Juncker," right?
The badge above would be "Junk-er."

[Frank Heukemes]

No my friend, it is JUNCKER (look at a pilot´s badge maker mark e.g.), JUNKERS (with an S and without C) is an aeroplane! Trust me, I am the German.

[Peter J.]

Come on Frank, give the man credit for a good pun

KR
Peter

[DasEiserneKreuz]

OK, OK.....I think you guys have beaten this one to death. But I do like the little Juncker exchange.

[SScollector]

Well $@******

I even looked it up on some websites and people are misspelling it as "Junker."
Thanks for the correction!
Best,
Chris

[Frank Heukemes]

Yes, it is one of the US collector´s most favourite mistakes. I bet even some books have it wrong. I admit it is not easy and confusing with the Junkers planes around in the same era. AND there is the German rank of Fahnenjunker (without a C), derived from the ancient "Junker", a kind of knight.

[Ludwig]

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I think that SScollector is having a lot of fun here!?

As he doesnt´t believe in that APB, it´s junk to him – JUNKer.