Unmarked A.S. in a triangle Minesweeper

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello guys,

I just bought this Minesweeper Badge from a friend today. He bought it at an estate sale, but he didn't think it was real. I told him it was definitely real but he still wanted to get rid of it so I gladly bought it. I'll buy a badge like this any day when the price is right.

There are no repairs to this badge and nothing on it has been re-finished. I think it is a nice zincer with a good amount of original finish remaining.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the reverse:

[Norm F]

Hi Tom,

I agree completely. A very nice original Gablonz-made zincer, the so-called "unmarked AS in triangle, 1st pattern eagle", type 3.2.2 in the Minesweeper classification system.

And indeed, the original finish as well. I believe this is the "earlier" finish which lacked the "later" practise of a gold undercoating to the reverse and water column before the silver finish was applied. (I say "early" and "later" in quotation marks since for all I know they could have been produced concurrently.)

These badges were clearly official award items during the zinc era since they are pretty common, seen in portrait photos, found in groupings and often personalized by their owners.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Norm F]

For comparison to the 1st pattern eagle badges, here's the unmarked variety with the 2nd pattern eagle, type 3.2.5.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello Norm,

Thanks for the comments and your two examples are exquisite.

Best regards,
Tom

[BubbaZ]

I agree with Norm's comments, very nice AS in traingle Ninesweepers in this thread
Cheers,
Hubert