Air gunner ohne blitzbundel

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

Just got back from the Raleigh N.C. show. Overall it was a good show for me. I got to meet several forum members and picked up a few nice items at great prices.

By far the best score of the show is the following unmarked AG badge. Very thick, nickel silver wreath with tombak fittings. The eagle has about 75% of its blackening still left with polished highlights. The wreath retains about 75% of its frosted finish as well. The eagle looks nickel silver, but the rivets are tombak.

On top of the excellent quality, check out the cut off blitzbundel, this was born as radio operator eagle, but was modified to be a badge for the flight engineers/aerial gunner.

Although unmarked, can anybody guess the maker?

Thanks for looking.

Tom D.

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Eagle closeup

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Right Rivet

Rr

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Left Rivet

Lr

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Hinge

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Catch

Last one, the catch.

Thanks for looking.

Tom D.

[BobD]

I'll take a shot at it. Unmarked Assman?

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Bob,

You're no fun, too quick .

[BobD]

Only because I have 2 of these Assmans with bolts. Still learning thanks to this site.

[Scott C.]

Good-looking badge. Congrats.

Scott

[Dennis P]

Beautiful badge Tom! Nice score.....it just oozes quality doesn't it?

Dennis

[skip]

Nice original Tom.

You just can******180;t mistake those Assmann wreaths and rivets though can ya.

Skip

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the reply's.

Skip, you are right, these Assmann's are beauties. I was initially thrown off by the rivets not having their typical "nipple" feature. Also, the lights at the show didn't really do this badge justice, when I got it into the sunlight, it just sparkled and the quality is awesome. I like it alot.

Thanks

Tom D.