Para Badge With Cupal Eagle

[IVAN]

Hi LW guys,

I would like to share with you this particulary badge:

unmarked para badge Deumer wreath in tombak with Steinhauer CupAl eagle.

what is interesting is that eagle was finished only with copper thin sheet in CupAl process in both sides and not finished with other washed or painted colours. "Gold" colour of copper was enough and right for its finish. Now this colour come dark but inside the feathers can see again the nice original gold colour .

Hope you enjoy it ...

[IVAN]

reverse side.

Initially I thought was painted in this side, but is a copper sheet as in front side, only with strikes...

[IVAN]

from this badge, can see very good the copper sheet.

Note , sheet is NOT so fat as can see from these photos but is only the finish in the tridimentional part of eagle side ...

[IVAN]

here can see better how is very thin copper sheet, in wing width was not enough to cover all its width...

[IVAN]

and here the last one, where can see the tridimentional corners of alu eagle...

[Philippe DB]

Dear Ivan,

Congrats on this amazing badge, just wonderfull.

Can you imagin how complicated this production process was, getting that very thin copper sheet over the eagle. no wonder we see so few of these badges.

KR
Philippe

[Rich G]

Ivan

Incredible badge and given the proximity of S&L and Deumer to each other not such a strange combination. I wonder if this was a trial method that did not go much further than a few specimens?

Rich

[IVAN]

thanks, my friends.

[IVAN]

Ivan

Incredible badge and given the proximity of S&L and Deumer to each other not such a strange combination. I wonder if this was a trial method that did not go much further than a few specimens?

Rich

probable...... because is a vulnerability eagle, like WH para Juncker in Alu.

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Ivan !
Very nice LW Para Badge . First I have seen of this variant I think .

Jan Arne

[Joseph D'Errico]

Greetings Ivan

What an interesting example, something that is a first for me and a wonderful find. Too bad all the Paras were not done like this...they sure would be stunning. I'm thinking the same thoughts as Richard, in that these were very limited as it would be impractical to produce these on a monumental scale or even a large scale. If you had to guess, where would you place this on a timeline ? Another question; what happened to the reverse of the eagle ? It looks like at some point some sort of abrasive material was applied ?
Thank you also for posting the pics.

Best ,
Joe

[IVAN]

thanks Jan & Joe .

Yes, Joe, I agree, too delicate and complicate to made such badge in large scale.

In reverse side there are strikes but I don't know why, I analise them and are not made by hand scratching.

[Joseph D'Errico]

Greeting Ivan,

Thank you for the reply, interesting that the abration wasn't done by hand, not a big deal as the reverse wasn't really that important. I just thought that perhaps an attempt was made to clean the badge at some point, but these are original to the badge.... ? I wonder if I'm ever fortunate enough to run into one of these cupal types, it would also have the same scratches ?

I also guess the piece was produce dsometime between 1936 and early 1942 as expaned possibilities, but more likely 1936-1937, just a guess.

Thank you again for posting this wonderful example.

Best,
Joe

[mmiller]

Ivan,

What a rare & amazing 'find'! Just when I was happy with all my Paras, the S&L shows up and now your CupAl! Not as desirable (for some) as a cased RK, but every bit as exotic TO ME!

Regards,
Mark

[IVAN]

Ivan,

What a rare & amazing 'find'! Just when I was happy with all my Paras, the S&L shows up and now your CupAl! Not as desirable (for some) as a cased RK, but every bit as exotic TO ME!

Regards,
Mark

thank you Mark !