Embroided Observer-Pilot badge for Officers

[Gregorio Torres]

I need a second opinion on this, please
Thank you
Greg

[Kondor]

Pilot Officer Badge

Very nice badge I have one very similar to it except the details in the wings on mine are black thread instead of the silver that you have.

I sent a picture of mine years ago to the Luftwaffe Museum in Germany regarding the gold bullion of the eagle and if it is/was a Pilot Observers Badge. They stated that it was a Pilots Badge. The Gold Bullion being used to represent the blackened eagle on a pilots badge. You don't come across these very often, I have had mine for 30 years! Nice find

[Kondor]

First time picture post using WAF method. This is my Pilots Badge

[lee wessel]

These badges look to have Paki origins if you ask me

[Lubo]

Agreed, both bad!

Wow, somebody's been digging in the past!

[Kondor]

Lubo,

Can you provide one that is acceptable??? Were the "Paki's" making these in the 70's? That when I picked mine up. The Luftwaffe Museum liked it.

So, lets see a real one to compare with

[Lubo]

Kondor, the Paki fakes according to the literature out there did start to show exactly in the 70s!
As a matter of fact I like yours more than the first one!
In my collection I lack this one, until one day I find a piece with unquestionable provenance OR one with far superior detail compared to yours (the fact that the eagle has the Swazi with only one talon pisses me off :-)!
With regards!

[Gene]

Lubo,

Can you provide one that is acceptable??? Were the "Paki's" making these in the 70's? That when I picked mine up. The Luftwaffe Museum liked it.

So, lets see a real one to compare with

These:

[Thomas Durante]

I can only agree, the first 2 shown are fakes IMO.

Gene, nice originals IMO.

Tom

[Tim O.]

This is a really difficult area but Gene's 'feel' right and the two posted first leave a doubt.

Gene - could you post the revere sides for reference please.

[JasonA]

I can only agree, the first 2 shown are fakes IMO.

Gene, nice originals IMO.

Tom

I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. The first two are poor quality fakes, Gene's examples show very nice detailing.

J-