Qual. & War Badges that are ???

[TP Alexander]

Going through someone's medal collection that they want to thin out. Unfortunately, there are many repros mixed into all categories of his collection. Fake helmets, hats, daggers.....and medals.
Here are the Luft ones. I'd appreciate any advice as to original wartime production badges, as I haven't won the lottery yet and so I have to only buy the good ones and let the fakes alone.
Thanx,
Tim

Let's start out with the flight clasps.

[TP Alexander]

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A ground assault Badge. It's marked JMME & Sohn Berlin

[TP Alexander]

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An NSFK Glider qualification badge that predates the Luftwaffe.

[TP Alexander]

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What I believe to be a really bad Army FJ badge and a questionable Pilots Badge.

[TP Alexander]

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A cloth Observer badge and a cloth ROAG.

[Sebastien T]

Hello,

Three clasps, Both spanish cross, LW GAB, Para Heer are Fake, OM pilot look very Odd, cath is repaired. NSFK look good to me.

[Van]

The OM pilot badge may have a chance with repairs and the two cloth badges I believe are good, the rest I am not sure about..... except
the army para badge looks artificially aged around the rivets and such
Van

[Rik]

Comparing the OM badge to the one Alex Bolotnikov posted a few threads down I don't believe in this one.
Soft detail on the eagle, and the swastika seems to be almost touching the wreath. On the badge that Alex posted the swastika is still above the wreath.
Please correct me if I'm wrong since I've never handled an OM badge.

[Alex K.]

I like the Reconaissance Clasp, NSFK Badge, OM Pilot (worn catch repaired) and the cloth badges.

[Stijn David]

Large NSFK

Hello,


Can you post better pictures of the large NSFK (Front - enamel, etc...)?

As far as i can see right now about that badge, that one is original.

And these badges do not predate the Luftwaffe. They where instituted on 26.01.1942. To earn that badge one had to fulfill certain gliding qualifications. Many from the former civil gliders where however drafted into the Luftwaffe and in that way quite often Lw. (flying) personel can be seen wearing these badges. But as said one could also find them on KM uniforms, etc....

I love these badges.


Cordial greetings,

[Joe D]

I like everything except for the LGAB, Next of Kin, and the Heer Para.

[all1knew]

my crested Meybauer for reference:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=837683

William Kramer