Luft. Fighter Clasp In Gold??? 1800 Mission.

[Van]

Hello,
Is this a Gold Luftwaffe fighter clasp w/1800 mission, and is it a good one or a wanna be..lol.. Thanks for any help.
Van

[Van]

back with flash

[Van]

back side in outdoor light, unfortuneatly it is overcast and cooooold...

[Van]

back with pin open

[Van]

the hinge

[Van]

different view of hinge

[Van]

the catch

[RPN]

Hello Van

Not a good one in my opinion.

Some of the 'red flags:

wrong metal, wrong pin. Central devices were rivetted. Numbered pendants were only made in zinc.

Regards
Paul

[RPN]

BTW, this model with the downward pointing arrow is the Long Range Day Fighter & Air-to-Ground Support Squadron Clasp 1941-44 ... Frontflugspange fur Zerstorer und Schlachtflieger.

Paul

[Gene]

Totally fake Van, sorry

[Van]

That too bad, I was checking out for a friend of mine, I dont think he is going to be happy, I hope he can take it back to whom he purchased it from. Thanks guys for the input.
Van

[mmiller]

Bummer.

When I saw the Thead Title, I got a bolt of excitement. Then . That would have been quite a 'piece', had it been real. As Paul mentioned, the finish of the zink pendent would be looking a lot different, after 65 years of inhaling air. And there was something about the 'neatness' of the attachment between the hinge and the catch, to the badge?

Mark

[Jeff V]

Pure junk unfortunately. I would have loved to see a good one! best wishes,
jeff

[mmiller]

Pure junk unfortunately. I would have loved to see a good one! best wishes,
jeff

Jeff,

Best I can do, under these circumstances.

Mark

[Jeff V]

Not bad Mark, although that is quite a common clasp.............






Just kidding! Super piece! best wishes,
jeff