Osang para badge

[Angel Farré]

Original posted in FJ forum, but not too many atention so here it goes.

Oscar G. is asking opinions about this Osang badge, appears to have been repaired. Any comment is wellcomed.

Angel

[Angel Farré]

reverse of the badge

Angel

[Óscar G]

The measures are the following ones:
Height: 53 mm
Width: 41,8 mm
Eagle: 50,7 mm

More details:
The pin is supposed to have been restored after the war. The small rivets have been polished up. It has a soldered catch (no circular) on a circular base plate. On the reverse there appears a hand made inscription "XX St. 1944". Maker´s inscription seems to be the real thing...

Any comment will be wellcome. Thanks in advance.
Gracias de nuevo, Ángel.

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Óscar,

It appears to be exactly what you described it to be:

A good Osang para with hinge and pin replaced and rivets flattened.

Cheers, Frank

[ERIC S.]

I agree - a worn but none the less original Osang Para. @ Frank - Hi Frank,
Regarding the Osang Paras, have you ever owned, or for that matter, seen one in buntmetal with a silvered wreath? I know the silver wreath ones exist, but the few I've seen were silver over zinc.
ERIC

[Óscar G]

Thank you, Eric and Frank for you great and useful help. Your opinions make disappear my worst "thoughts"... .

Any clue about the hand made inscription? It may be too difficult to know...
I was told it was a mid war LPB. What do you think?
Thanks again. Óscar

[Frank Heukemes]

@Óscar: mid to late war sounds right, since I have also seen a vary late version of the Osang para badge that might be valid.

@Eric: I have also never handled anything but zinc Osang paras, but Detlev sold one described as Buntmetall some time ago. Amazingly, it had the same hinge and roundplate-catch setup as the zinkers, so I guess it might have been a typo.

Cheers, Frank

[ERIC S.]

Thanks for your response Frank!
ERIC

[Óscar G]

Thanks again for your helpful precision, Frank,
All the best. Óscar

[Lorenzo Brown]

Here is an Osang sold by Detlev a while back. The eagle looks the same as Oscar's. I'd have to guess that this is a zinc badge because of the hinge and catch set-up, also looking at the grey base metal under the gold finish on the eagle.

[ERIC S.]

Hi Lorenzo,
I believe that is the very badge which Frank speaks of that had the typo in it's description.
ERIC

[Frank Heukemes]

Yep, that was the one Sherlock!

Cheers, Dr. Watson

[ERIC S.]

Elementary my dear Watson, elementary!
TaTa and All That,
S.H.

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Hi Guys,

i did already post this on the Para Forum but here it is again just for comparison sake.

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[Brian S]

My Osang

Here's mine...