IAB 75 1957er

[Philips]

Hello!

Please look on this badge

[Philips]

Revers - this eagle is glued...... It's OK?

[Chris Wainwrigh]

Welcome to the forum. That is a General Assualt Badge.

[Master3477]

There are early medium and late 57er.
There are good medium and poor quality 57er
but there are no fake 57er !!!

and like already mentioned it is a GAB and not a IAB.

[hagwalther]

but there are no fake 57er !!!

Hi There,

I did have a guy attempt to sell me the following U Boat Frontspange.

Note that it does not have a swastica but it does have the eagle.

I checked a document called 'Bekanntmachungen - Der Bundesminister des Innern' which holds the specification of all the 1957 awards and this particular award should not have the eagle on it but consist of a plain wreath with swords at the 6 o'clock position.

I think that the award below was a fake 1939-1945 item with the swastica removed and then passed off as a 1957 version.

Regards ...

[Peter B]

Here is my 1957 GAB 75....pretty much the same as yours...nice heavy fairly well made badge...it will do util I can afford the real thing.....which may be quite awhile!!

[Grant Broadhurst]

Here,s mine ( Still looking for a 25 & 50 )

[Philips]

Look reverse. My badge have problem with back side!

Here,s mine ( Still looking for a 25 & 50 )

[Henri S]

And here is mine. .

[Henri S]

Here is the back.

[Henri S]

Hagwalther, you are very right about fakes having the swastica removed and passed as 57ers. I have noticed that. You have to be careful, especially buying the so called 1957 awards from ebay. The 1957 awards document is a very good guideline to identify legit awards.

Regards

Henri

Hi There,

I did have a guy attempt to sell me the following U Boat Frontspange.

Note that it does not have a swastica but it does have the eagle.

I checked a document called 'Bekanntmachungen - Der Bundesminister des Innern' which holds the specification of all the 1957 awards and this particular award should not have the eagle on it but consist of a plain wreath with swords at the 6 o'clock position.

I think that the award below was a fake 1939-1945 item with the swastica removed and then passed off as a 1957 version.

Regards ...

[Master3477]

Hello

the denazifying doesn`t make a piece a 57er!

So there are denazified originals and there are denazified copies of wartime pieces.

But there are NO fake 57er. And that is very easy to explain.

By law everyone is allowed to make 57er awards. You don`t need any permissions for it. So when everyone is allowed to produce 57er there can`t be any fakes.

[Philips]

Yes, it's not fake - it's "hand-made" copys.

[hagwalther]

Hi Henri,

Hope you are keeping well.

The photocopy of the book you sold me being: 'Bekanntmachungen - Der Bundesminister des Innern' has paid for itself already and is most interesting.

I only wish I could understand German and get more out of it.

All the best ...

Hagwalther, you are very right about fakes having the swastica removed and passed as 57ers. I have noticed that. You have to be careful, especially buying the so called 1957 awards from ebay. The 1957 awards document is a very good guideline to identify legit awards.

Regards

Henri

[Henri S]

Yes the book is a very good reference and I am glad I came across it and been able to share.

I have finally moved house, so once again I can visit here a bit more often!!