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    Weird IAB

    Hi guys,

    Here is an interesting IAB that popped up on Carsten Baldes' site yesterday, don't recall ever seeing this design before. It is pretty close to the F&CL IAB design, and has some nice detail, especially to the acorn caps, leaves, etc. The base metal looks correct zink and hinge seems like a typical wartime small block hinge. But the catch is certainly a red flag, not something used on wartime badges. Could be a repair on an original unknown IAB, or are we looking at a new fake here?

    Tom
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    If it doesn't have a hinge and catch, I'm not interested......well, maybe a little

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    Hi Tom


    I think the badge is good, but "may" have had a catch replacement as you suggest.


    These have shown up from time to time but usually with a question mark catch soldered directly to the badge. This raised hinge guide variant, as far as I know, is a recognised variant of the "FCL" design.


    regards
    Graeme

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      Tom


      I have just checked my collection and have this example:-


      regards
      Graeme
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        Hi Graeme,

        Thanks for the reply and I think you are right, its an unmarked so-called F&CL. The badge in question matches yours and the few others I have on file as I look at it more closely. I think the head was throwing me off with this one, and then when I saw the catch I was quite skeptical.

        Nice example you posted, this is a pretty uncommon variant as I only have a few of them on file.

        Tom
        If it doesn't have a hinge and catch, I'm not interested......well, maybe a little

        New Book - The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II
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        Available Now - tmdurante@gmail.com

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          Wow, thats it. Its a good piece?

          The 2 badges are no where close to each other at all..

          The first badge,,the legs looks weird. Detail over all is shallow. Catch not right as you observe.. Why not a fake?

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