Donald Duck GAB?

[Thomas Bendixen]

Hi everyone

Helping out a friend here and just wants to make sure if this indeed is the infamous Donald Duck fake?

Cheers Thomas Bendixen

[Philippe DB]

Hi Thomas,


Nope it isn't. It's a desirable hollow buntmetall GAB by an unknown maker on which the DD fake most likely was based.

KR
Philippe

[münster]

I think I have something simulair,,Ill post it in a bit

[Philippe DB]

Also interesting to know is that this unknown maker seems to be the only one that ever produced a factory made screwback GAB

[münster]

kind of simulair,is this Mr donald?

[Philippe DB]

Hi Dion,


Nope, that's a buntmetall hollow BH Mayer, the most commonly encountered early GAB

KR
Philippe

[münster]

For some reason Phillipe,,it really threw me off,,,but my gut said yes! Probably kill me,,I left a PAB,, the hinge was not open on the sides like this Flak Boden fund on Pic,,prolly was good

[Thomas Bendixen]

Thanks Phillipe (my golden good)

Have been trying to figure this out all day - obviously with no luck Must study harder.

DION sorry if I spooked you

Cheers Thomas

[münster]

lol,,its ok!In a way..I like being spooked

[Thomas Bendixen]

Hi Dion

Like being spooked? I hate it! By the way what does "Lol" mean?

Cheers Thomas

[münster]

lol ,,means to laugh out loud.Iam constantly getting a chuckle on WAF..but no more spooks today,,please,,you had me digging through all my GABs

[Philippe DB]

Thomas as I wrote many times before there just don't exist good copies of early hollow buntmetall badges.

At this moment the best they can do is produced mint looking examples that are getting so good that even the best will have a hard time figuring it out only by looking at pictures. The same goes for worn looking zinc hollow badges these are getting better too. But they are stil lightyears away of getting even close to copying early messing badges. As far as I'm concerned they will never manage.

KR
Philippe

[Thomas Bendixen]

Thomas as I wrote many times before there just don't exist good copies of early hollow buntmetall badges.


At this moment the best they can do is produced mint looking examples that are getting so good that even the best will have a hard time figuring it out only by looking at pictures. The same goes for worn looking zinc hollow badges these are getting better too. But they are stil lightyears away of getting even close to copying early messing badges. As far as I'm concerned they will never manage.

KR
Philippe

Hopefully!

Cheers T.

[münster]

Phil..do the early ones appear to have a thicker knife,,and a more rounded grenade end?

[Philippe DB]

Phil..do the early ones appear to have a thicker knife,,and a more rounded grenade end?

Hi Dion,

That for sure isn't a rule. Everything depends on what maker your looking at. Once Frank's book gets published it all will become cristal clear

KR
Philippe