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    #1

    Cased Pilot badge MM - GWL

    I would like to share some pictures of this nice Pilot badge with you. Any comments are greatly appreciated!
    Thomas
    Last edited by luftwaffe303; 09-22-2005, 01:30 PM.
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            #6
            Thomas ... this one looks all wrong to me for a GWL ...

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              #7
              Hi Thomas,

              I can only agree with Darrell that the Pilot Badge is almost certainly a reproduction. The eagle is "correct" but appears to be a casting of an original but the black/grey finish is wrong for a GWL eagle. The wreath, rivets, hinge & catch are totally wrong for a GWL.

              However, on the positive side, the case looks like a nice genuine early one.

              Regards
              Mike K
              Regards
              Mike

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                #8
                Man....GWL pilot badge is one of my favorite

                my GWL.... it should look like this one.....

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                  #9
                  Very interesting ... this is vet pick up and has been with me for a long time. Vet is till alive and I know his sister well as I am in touched with her in Canada. He was flying ME 110. It is not a repro ... not this one.
                  Thomas

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                    #10
                    ok...check its reverse set up......see what's the difference.
                    there is a break at 9 o' clock on the GWL circle....

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Indy
                      there is a break at 9 o' clock on the GWL circle....
                      Actually about 830 not 900

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                        #12
                        yup..........Darrell, you are right around 8:30... you can find this break on many GWL's LW badges.


                        KR
                        Indy

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                          #13
                          Hi,

                          Thomas, based on your story, two possibilities spring to mind;

                          1) the vet has picked up this repro to replace his original,

                          or

                          2) someone has switched badges on him and he never noticed.

                          Did you ever ask him point-blank if the badge you have imaged is the EXACT same badge he was awarded pre-45?

                          Exactly "how long" have you had it? Pre-1980?

                          Regards
                          Mike K
                          Regards
                          Mike

                          Evaluate the item, not the story and not the seller's reputation!

                          If you PM/contact me without the courtesy of using your first name, please don't be offended if I politely ignore you!

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                            #14
                            Also, the hinge, catch, and rivets don't match what is expected from a GWL badge (however, I've been proven wrong before )

                            Scott

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                              #15
                              Nothing about it looks like an original GWL badge, in fact the eagle looks like a casting with the soft edges around the reverse.

                              Not all GWLs have the break in the ring so don´t hang yourselves up on that point.

                              I think Mike K´s signature says all you need to know.

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