FJ badge okay or fake?

[steiner99]

Hi,

pleae can you give me your opinion on this FJ badget?
Thanks for your help,

steiner99

[steiner99]

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[steiner99]

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[Thomas Durante]

Hi Steiner,

These type of paras are controversial. Its a Steinhauer & Luck badge with a cupal eagle on it. There are so many variations and coupled with the fact that S&L continued to produce after the war as well as making the 1957 badges from the same dies, there isn't a good consensus on what is wartime vs. postwar. In my opinion, that type you show is a wartime badge, however yours seems to have been messed with. Definately a repaired catch, but you can see the original oblong catchplate under it. The rivets are also not typical of S&L para badges, so they may have been replaced at some point.

Tom

[LOTHRINGEN]

tom

i disagree with you ... imo it is not a period badge .

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Lothringen,

Can you elaborate on why not? Do you think ALL of these S&L badge are reproductions, or just some of them? If you think some are good, what is the difference between the originals and reproductions in your opinion?

Thanks

Tom

[Ludwig]

Where are the photos???

[peterm]

Also can't see the photos !

Regards, Peter