glider ball hinge
Hello,
@ Frank: i have never had a problem when someone called my name in a friendly and sincere discussion. So feel free in the future to name me directly.
=> the ball hinge: I do not like the ball hinge simply by the looks of that badge, i do not follow the idea of that because a similar ball hinge was used on some badges (as for example the one shown by robert) that it means that other badges with that hinge are almost authomaticly originally produced before 8 may 1945.
=> it is up towards each individual to make up his mind on what he believes to be a real one or not. I would also like to find a new original type of glider pilots badge under the sun, however that quest will probably cost the most of us a lot of money for something that will not stand the time. Stay open minded is always needed in this hobby (as sometimes unexpected things do pop up for sure).
Besides badge characteristics and the fact that no bad dealer is offering them (mind you that even knowledgable dealers do make mistakes), why is there never anyone who does answer questions on howmuch where awarded etc ... (with documented proof behind it) ???
Is it so normal that badges would have been produced in a much larger quantity iff a certain badge was not even awarded anymore, so there was no more need to award it? (that does econmicly make no sense at all iff youa sk me, certainly not in a economy where every bit of metal etc ... was needed at a certain point to produce armour, etc ..) . The glider badge is a qualification badge, not something that you could earn on a battlefield. (that is very large difference)
So once the possibility to earn these had stopped (training capacity stopped at the end of september 1944) there was NO reason to produce them any further. It is stated quite often that there could have been a demand by persons who had lost the badge. Sure that is possible and true in afew cases. But when we place against this anotehr question : what was the surviving rate of a glider pilot during the war ? not that much => i can assure you. So iff the demand was already minimized why would the German armed forces once again allow to produce glider badges when tehre was no need anymore?
Probably a few off you do find that questioning of when and how badge where awarded, etc ... and the research of who earned these qualification badges rather irrelevant, well then that i think it is a missed opportunity. As it is the key to learn about these badges, in this very case: the glider pilots badge.
In the end it is you as a collector who needs to be happy with a certain piece. Iff you are then all is fine.
Thank you for reading + cordial greetings,
Hello,
@ Frank: i have never had a problem when someone called my name in a friendly and sincere discussion. So feel free in the future to name me directly.
=> the ball hinge: I do not like the ball hinge simply by the looks of that badge, i do not follow the idea of that because a similar ball hinge was used on some badges (as for example the one shown by robert) that it means that other badges with that hinge are almost authomaticly originally produced before 8 may 1945.
=> it is up towards each individual to make up his mind on what he believes to be a real one or not. I would also like to find a new original type of glider pilots badge under the sun, however that quest will probably cost the most of us a lot of money for something that will not stand the time. Stay open minded is always needed in this hobby (as sometimes unexpected things do pop up for sure).
Besides badge characteristics and the fact that no bad dealer is offering them (mind you that even knowledgable dealers do make mistakes), why is there never anyone who does answer questions on howmuch where awarded etc ... (with documented proof behind it) ???
Is it so normal that badges would have been produced in a much larger quantity iff a certain badge was not even awarded anymore, so there was no more need to award it? (that does econmicly make no sense at all iff youa sk me, certainly not in a economy where every bit of metal etc ... was needed at a certain point to produce armour, etc ..) . The glider badge is a qualification badge, not something that you could earn on a battlefield. (that is very large difference)
So once the possibility to earn these had stopped (training capacity stopped at the end of september 1944) there was NO reason to produce them any further. It is stated quite often that there could have been a demand by persons who had lost the badge. Sure that is possible and true in afew cases. But when we place against this anotehr question : what was the surviving rate of a glider pilot during the war ? not that much => i can assure you. So iff the demand was already minimized why would the German armed forces once again allow to produce glider badges when tehre was no need anymore?
Probably a few off you do find that questioning of when and how badge where awarded, etc ... and the research of who earned these qualification badges rather irrelevant, well then that i think it is a missed opportunity. As it is the key to learn about these badges, in this very case: the glider pilots badge.
In the end it is you as a collector who needs to be happy with a certain piece. Iff you are then all is fine.
Thank you for reading + cordial greetings,
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