Pilot badge...

[François SAEZ]

I don't remember if we went through those ones

Anyway, for me, it is an early ....... well, let see what you think first - any opnion on the maker?

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[Rich G]

At a guess i'd say Assmann.

What are your thoughts?

Rich

[Jos L C]

Hi,
For me it's a combination between Assmann and Deumer !?

Jos.

[Jos L C]

Here's a old faint picture of a unmarked early Assmann I once had,I don't have a pic of the back unfortunately.

Jos.

[Lorenzo Brown]

I'll say an early Assmann. At first glance the eagle looks like a Juncker because of the talons and large "bug-eye", but the feather fletching is much more rounded like an Assmann.

I have never seen that "shaved" area behind the hinge on anything other than a Deumer....and the "flattened" pin is very much like a Deumer.

Interesting badge...but I'll guess it's an early Assmann.

[ERIC S.]

I believe it is an early Deumer badge. As mentioned before, the "shaved" area under the hinge - this cries Deumer to me! I have never encountered this before with any other maker. The flattened type pin also says Deumer to me. I don't believe it to be an Assmann adler because of the "step" on the top fletching of the left hand wing ( front facing you). This "step" does appear on Deumer adlers, but I have not seen it on Assmann adlers. Just my thoughts!
ERIC

[Tim Calvert]

I agree on the early "experimental" Deumer.

As mentioned, shaved area, flat pin, also the clasp might be Deumer-ish. Hard to see. The rivets aren't Deumer though.

Maybe Godet?? Not that I have any idea what a Godet would look like!

[Rich G]

Interesting theories!

It is also interesting to note that with both the Assmann and Deumer firms being located in Ludenshied(sp?) that it's not inconceivable that these two firms could have worked together in producing early pilot badges.

Just some fuel for the fire!

Rich

[Mike Kenny]

Hi François,

If you're not aware of it already, Peter V has started a thread (Pilot...which maker, help!) on the GD forum with a very similar badge. I gave my thoughts over there. Personally I don't doubt the authenticity of either badge.

Regards
Mike K

[François SAEZ]

I saw your reply and spoke on the phone with Pieter today - Of course, you are right or at least wee go together on the Deumer, maybe a mix - in all cases, I believe them to be early ones -
I have another one, cased

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