General Assault Badge

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is a General Assault Badge from the OVMS Show this past weekend. I believe this type of badge has been linked to Alois Rettenmaier of Schwäbish Gmünd, although I'm not sure if that has been positively confirmed.

Best regards,
Tom

[stewy]

Hi Tom, looks like a Rettenmaier with a variant catch. Stewy

[Tom Yanacek]

Thanks, Stewy.

Best regards,
Tom

[kray]

I agree with Stewy here
Can you make a close up of the catch?

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Tom

Nice pickup, I always grab these Rettenmaier GABs when I can because the finish is always very nice on them and the obverse detail is really well done IMO.

I too would like to see a side shot of the cath, and also of the hinge with the pin open; something about the pin makes me think it migh be a replacement.

Thanks

Tom

[stewy]

I've seen a couple of Rettenmaier ASA's with this rectangle catch plate before, rather than the standard oval type. Stewy

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the additional comments. Unfortunately, I cannot take any additional photos of the badge. This was one of those quick turnovers: Bought on Friday at the show, studied and photographed Friday night at the hotel, and sold the next day for a small profit. This happens to me at the shows quite often. Sometimes I resell a piece within hours or even minutes of purchasing it. It is much easier for me to part with something I've owned for a short while than with an item I've owned for years. Especially if it is something I have enough of already.

As far as the hardware is concerned, the catch was an ordinary round wire c-form soldered to the rectangular cachplate. The hinge was sheet metal and the pin was the typical round wire shepherd crook type. All of the hardware was magnetic, although I did not verify the catchplate.

Best regards,
Tom