FLL43 Coastal Artillery

[greg1878]

Hi guys, this is my recent FLL 43 Coastal Artillery acquisition. The hinge and catch both are sloppily soldered as seems to be the case with these badges.
Cheers - Greg

[greg1878]

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[Pepe77]

Greg, it´s a nice and unrepaired badge. I have the same bad soldering job on mine example also.

[John R.]

Period example.

John

[Mike Kenny]

I agree, original and unmessed with - just sloppy soldering.

Regards
Mike

[John R.]

Remember Greg, the soldering is typical for this badge. Reverse of mine here.

[greg1878]

Cheers fellas, I guess that the work experience lad was in charge of soldering these badges!
Best regards - Greg

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Greg,

Nice example, and I can only agree with the others that the soldering is perfectly original IMO. Sloppy soldering is a signature of FLL badges, you can see it all the time on their CCCs and Luftwaffe badges.

Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello Greg,

Looks like a nice badge.

Here is an example that I have owned for a long time. It also has a sloppy soldering job for the catch. This one has a slightly different sheet metal hinge than yours does: It has a straight base while your hinge has an arced base.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

reverse with pin open & maker markings:

[Tom Yanacek]

oblique views of catch:

[Tom Yanacek]

oblique views of hinge:

[Tom Yanacek]

I decided to give my FLL Coastal Artillery a quick cleaning. I haven't had this one out in years and thought it was looking a bit grungy. I sprayed it down with oil and let it soak in a bit, after which I washed it in soapy water, rinsed it, and then blow-dried it. I think it looks a little nicer now.

Best regards,
Tom

[greg1878]

Hi Tom, good job on the cleaning job, it's come up nicely
Cheers - Greg

[BubbaZ]

Nice FLL CAB's in this thread
Cheers,
Hubert