Another E stander for review

[Tom Yanacek]

In this picture, I highlighted the demarcation lines in yellow to better illustrate what I am talking about.

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The end face of a block hinge on an original Meybauer Paratrooper Badge:
(solid, through-and-through)

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Another hinge from an original Meybauer Paratrooper Badge:

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And one from an original Meybauer Observer Badge:

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Original Meybauer Para 1:

Height 53.47mm
Width 42.65mm
Weight 36.4 grams

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Reverse:

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Original Meybauer Para 2:

Height 53.52mm
Width 42.69mm
Weight 36.6 grams

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Reverse 2:

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Meybauer Observer (uses same exact wreath as the paratrooper Badge):

Height 53.47mm
Width 42.47mm
Weight 35.8 grams

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Meybauer Observer reverse:

[Brian S]

Fabulous set of photos gentlemen. Can you post an equally great photo of the MM?

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the thorough support Tom, your Meybauers are perfectly textbook examples of what an original, wartime one should look like. I can only agree with your thoughts on the hinge as well, its one of a dozen aspects of vonStubben's badge that leaves no doubt that it is a cast reproduction IMO.

Here is a good shot of an original Meybauer maker mark Brian.

Tom