GABs, please post your unusual ones

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear fellow collectors,

I am currently gathering info for a publication on the GAB (regular and numbered). It would be great to see your examples: Even if they are humble and common looking to you, they could be a missing puzzle piece in what I have gathered so far! I am especially looking for:

-variant setups
-unmarked badges from unknown makers
-doubtful badges

[George Stimson]

How about this one?

[George Stimson]

Reverse.

[Frank Heukemes]

A good start, George! One that we do not see too often. A known unknown maker.

[Peter J.]

Hi Frank.

An unmarked and unknown maker (at least to me ) with a sloppy
repair to the catch. If the real McCoy, I'm confident you'll name
the maker

KR
Peter

[Peter J.]

reverse

[Al P]

Unmarked R.K, non ball hinge. < thank you Frank for the info.

Al

[Al P]

reverse


Al

[Steve Conway]

Hi Frank,

Under the doubtful category do you want to include definite fakes?

Regards

Steve

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello Frank,

This is the unmarked flatback that I mentioned to you earlier today. As it turns out, it looks to be the same type badge that George just posted. I really like the obverse design on this one. The reverse looks the same as George's except that mine has a brass pin and a replaced catch.
Best regards! Tom

[Frank Heukemes]

@Peter:

Excellent find! GABs with totally sawed out swaz are hard to find. You badge bears the same design features as this type I posted below, so it should be the hollow variation of the semi hollow one I show. Sadly, the maker is unknown.

@Al: That is a GAB by Rudolf Karneth (R.K.). These are never marked but can be linked to him by hinge and catch constructions also found on his PAB. Often your GAB has the ballhinge which matches the R.K. PABs

[Tom Yanacek]

Reverse:

[Frank Heukemes]

(Chris Clark collection):

[Frank Heukemes]

post #13 and this #14 refer to Peter J´s badge as a comparison:

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Tom,

Are you sure your catch is replaced and not just sloppily soldered? Looking at other GABs of this type, they do have this particular catch with little rectangular catch plate! (Chris Varveris collection)