Another 9mm Blockade runner mini for opinion

[andrei1774]

Hi guys,
What would be your opinion on this one. This one from Ratisbon's auction.
Thanks in advance,
Andrei

[andrei1774]

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[Norm F]

Hi Andrei,

That's an unusual variant of the zinc 9 mm version (possibly from F&B, or at least not the Schwerin type).

It's one of a series of KM zinc minis which have pins with this characteristic wide sharp knurling but they usually have a horseshoe bend in the end and are soldered side-on. That's the first BB mini I've seen of this type where the pin has been soldered end-on. Also, they usually have a hole drilled through near the tip of the wing.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Norm F]

They all have rather crude detail. The pins are attached in a variety of degrees of rotation as you can see in these comparisons. I wonder if there was a hole drilled in the usual location that was filled again with solder? Perhaps the hole was even intended as a guide for pin attachment and was just ignored on the version with the horseshoe-bent pins?

At any rate, even though I hadn't before seen the variant from the opening post, I quite like it.

[Norm F]

Here's the 9 mm Minesweeper mini that I believe comes from the same maker.

[andrei1774]

Hi Norm,
thanks for your great explanation.
After carefully check the mini, I can see a hole that was filled again with solder and silver painted on top. Like you idea, that a hole was as a guide for pin attachment. Silver paint on top just prove , that this type, where the pin has been soldered end-on, could be exist.

[Norm F]

Hi Norm,
thanks for your great explanation.
After carefully check the mini, I can see a hole that was filled again with solder and silver painted on top. Like you idea, that a hole was as a guide for pin attachment. Silver paint on top just prove , that this type, where the pin has been soldered end-on, could be exist.

Excellent.

Also, here's a 16 mm zinc Minesweeper by the same maker (I believe F&B) with the same type of pin; this type was similarly designed with a partial-thickness pre-drilled hole for pin placement that was subsequently ignored in favour of a different location.

(Here's a previous thread with some explanation for the F&B connection. http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...12#post6236212)

Best regards,
---Norm