Extremely nice Frank, as usual 
Congrats!
Ben
Congrats!
Ben
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Is this the famous "puff belly"?
Mike
Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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Hi Mike,
Glad to see you 'kicking around' every now and then. How could you ignore the RPB.
"Puff Belly". OK, that will work. As a side note, the badge posted is the Type-2 example. This badge was also struck in Aluminum.
Regards,
Mark"You can check out any time you like ..... But you can never leave....."Comment
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Mark,
Yes, it's a beauty. I couldn't help myself -- once you start with this stuff, you can never fully let go.
I remember a few SOS's back, one of the big boys up front had one of these for sale for $6.5K. He called it the "puff belly". It's a term I have never forgotten.
All the best,
Mike
Collecting mint condition Imperial German uniforms, visor caps, and Pickelhauben.
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Hi Mike,Originally posted by Mike H View Post
If you mean 'big boys' literally, I certainly know who you mean. If you meant 'big boys' figuratively, it's down to one or two.
And 6.5K, that's a great deal by today's US Standards. There are plenty hovering right around 1.5K, too. Or should I say 'floating'!
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Beautiful officer's cuff title
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I was reading the Glider Pilot Badge book last night and thought I had to smack myself to make sure I read it right. It said under award qualifications, page 30 "On the occaision of the honorable discharge from active duty ....the flying commemorative badge will be awarded if the leaving soldier was for a duration of four years of possesion of the LW Glider Pilot Badge or any other Luftwaffe qualification badge". The Angola book makes a similar reference BUT ties it to service in WWI for the 4 years to apply; otherwise 15. The badge was discontinued after a short time so therefore rare even though the qualification criteria as stated would have made many eligable. Can anyone clarify this for me? What do you think the context of this group would be? Notice this person was an observer but with no observer badge. Did he turn that badge in to get the commemorative?
Nice Badge BTW~
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Hi Richard,Originally posted by rfleming32 View Post
Correct. Different dies. Interesting to note, the Type 2 Juncker, in addition to Buntmetal, was made in Aluminum. Talk about 'rare'.
Regards,
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Gentlemen,
I was offered the so called puff belly (or barrel chest as some call it) for $8.5K last year.
As for the aluminum version I know of one which is in the collection of a member here.
Gary BANA LM #1201868, OMSA LM #60, OVMS LM #8348Comment
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Excellent! When you split that grouping, I´m interested in the cufftitle!
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This is really an excellent grouping! The Retired Pilots Badge is my favourite badge of all!
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Very nice. But is it really a single person's grouping? I'm thinking it's not.Comment
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Brian, I kno w the person that posts this group very well
Almost everything is directly from vets or their families, and he doesn't mess with groups.
What are you basing your conclusion on??
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What falls out is the Luftwaffe comemmorative badge. It´s not very likely to find that and the other badges/insignias on the chest of the same soldier. But it could have been put together by another family member. The badges of father and son or so.Originally posted by ben bijker View PostComment
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I see a commemorative pilot's badge. I see an EK 1 39.
I'd find it nearly implausible that a pilot would not have won the EK1 1914 and therefore received the spange. The EK1 '39 just doesn't work for me...
I think the awards were collected a long time ago. No doubt. But not from the same awardee.Comment
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