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[ErichK]

This is a heavy badge - 53 grams
wreath is 5mm thick
no makers mark

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[spectre]

Erich, the face on the eagle is tryinig to be an Assmann with that big beak. The wreath is along the lines of a 2nd pattern Juncker but not right either, with a hinge from the "unkown maker". All in all, the sum of the parts add up to nothing I would want.

Alan

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Erich,

I agree with Alan, this one stands no chance to be original.

[ErichK]

Damm, this is all very depressing! I stopped collecting 31 years ago because of all the fakes then and only started up again a few years ago. An expensive lesson this has been. Well, since I joined this forum, at least I've made no bad buys. Once I found Tucker's book on Heer & KM badges I was able also to avoid many bad buys that on the surface looked good. Is there such a book that deals with Luftwaffe badges? I've not heard of one.
Again, thank you all for being the bearers of bad news - I'm sure no one likes to say it's a repro.

[Scott C.]

Erich, your collecting situation is much the same as many others here - including mine. With the great assistance of this web site, over the last year I have corrected many of the collecting 'wrongs' I've made in previous decades.

Tucker has planned to put out a Vol 2 on Luft awards, but am not exactly certain on a release date. While I consider Tucker's book an essential reference, use caution as it is not without some faults.

Best wishes.

Scott

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Erich,

In your place I would******180;nt even bother to use the first volume. Not enough maker variants are shown and there are to many fakes of high end items mixed in.

Whenever you want to buy a badge just post it here beforehand, I******180;m sure you will find more than enough people willing to help.

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[mrg]

Sorry to say , but you do have to admire the weathering.