Screw Back GAB...maker please!

[vonStubben]

Picked up this screwback / clamshell GAB today along with a nickle silver SS buckle. The eagle looks familiar but I can't recall the maker. Anybody know?

The face of the badge shows only traces of it's silver wash but the reverse & fairly intact. I really like the top pin that keeps it from rotating.

Thanks for the help.

[vonStubben]

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[vonStubben]

FYI...the focus on my camera is shot.

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Blurry photo but looks like either the smirking GAB or half-moon GAB design

[vonStubben]

Blurry photo but looks like either the smirking GAB or half-moon GAB design

Does this help?

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I'll go with half-moon design, which is unattributed as you know

[vonStubben]

Did a search for smirking eagle and learned it was made by A. Rettenmaier (or considered so)

You can correct me if incorrect but I believe it's a Rettenmaier due to the stem length at the 6 o'clock and the curvature & shape of the wings (shoulder area) which are quite differently shaped from a half-moon type.


Thanks!

Chuck

[Giel VW]

Hi Chuck

I like it a lot. It's a Rettenmaier piece indeed.

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Chuck,

I can only agree with the others, a nice original Rettenmaier.

Tom

[Wim Vangossum]

And rare as hell with that screw-back.


Regards, Wim

[Giel VW]

Same maker (Rettenmaier), same screwback and anti-rotation device!

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ight=screwback

And with a bit of good will you can read the initials in the stamp

[Bono]

Rare piece