Hi all! New to the forum. Badge Question

[ShedHunter]

First picture try............Could you guys give me an opinion on this badge and please tell me what spun rivets means. Thank You all for your help. I am a new collector and new to the forum. This is my first and only badge so far. I am pretty sure its a good badge but.............

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[Rylan]

Hi there, welcome to the forum.

What you have here is an Observer badge made by Assmann, but I am not sure if it is original or not, so better leave that to the experts.

Badges like these are very expensive, so don't get sucked into buying any fakes. Take pictures before you buy, and post them here to make sure they are authentic.

Good luck collecting, cheers.

[Wijtman01]

hy and welcome to the waf, hope you will enjoy here^^
imo badge looks good

[Militaria-Berlin]

Without a doubt an original and nice badge.
Made by the company of Assmann in Lüdenscheid. Thats the "A" mark on the back of the eagle.
Spun rivets mean that those brass rivets holding the eagle onto the wreath have concentric circles on them. A good sign for an original badge.

Markus

[ShedHunter]

Thanks for your input guys. I was fairly certain it was real but it is good to hear it from people who know. This is a Great Site! Very well put together and Very informative. Thanks Again,

Tony

[Darrell]

Tony,

I agree. Nice Assman. I have a cased example that I'm sure belongs to the same generation Right down to the same maker mark and finishing filing marks on the reverse.

[Darrell]

Rev.

[ShedHunter]

Hey Darrel,

Man thats in Awesome condition. I wish I had a case for mine. I am looking for one but the odds of getting an original is probably not to good. The observer is such a good looking badge. I have read these are made out of tombak is that nickel silver?
Thanks,
Tony

[Darrell]

Hey Darrel,

..... is that nickel silver?
Thanks,
Tony

The wreath is white frosted. But all Tombak.

[ShedHunter]

Yeah the frost on mine has alot of wear on it. What I meant to say was does tombac have nickel silver in it? Its a nice heavy badge and I was wondering what tombac was?

Tony

[Darrell]

Yeah the frost on mine has alot of wear on it. What I meant to say was does tombac have nickel silver in it? Its a nice heavy badge and I was wondering what tombac was?

Tony

Got a scale? Mine weighs 37.5g.

[ShedHunter]

No I dont have a scale. If I did I would end up weighing all the gold I sluice during the summer and it would be really depressing. Alot of work and very little gold. I will see what I can do about getting it weighed though. The guy I bought it from had a Junker Pilots badge that was not as heavy as this one. I am still kicking myself for not buying it too.

Tony

[ShedHunter]

I got a scale today and mine weighs 37.2 grams. Thanks for your help Darrell.

Tony