Lt´s see some Para badges

[Neil Howes]

Here are better individual pics of my early ones.

Very early Juncker with flat wreath, obverse:

[Neil Howes]

Reverse:

[Tom Yanacek]

Assman reverses. The badge on the right has a repaired catch. The integral, cast catches on these look somewhat flimsy. They were probably fairly prone to breaking.

[Neil Howes]

Juncker flat wreath with 'Heavy' type eagle, obverse:

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is one by Berg & Nolte.

[Neil Howes]

Reverse:

[Neil Howes]

Very rare unmarked type, possibly Deumer, cased. Obverse:

[Tom Yanacek]

Berg & Nolte reverse.

[Neil Howes]

Unmarked type reverse:

[Tom Yanacek]

Here are two by Paul Meybauer of Berlin.

[Tom Yanacek]

Meybauer reverses. The one on the left has a round wire catch. The one on the right, a flat wire catch.

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Great thread. Buntmetal Para badges are one of my favorites but I am just plain lazy, so here are all of mine at one go.

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The variaty of cases available for these is amazing. Everyone is different but they are all with KB or D&G numbers.

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[Neil B]

This is a great thread-if only those badges could talk!
(if anyone here is thinking of selling-particularly a buntmetal-please shoot me a pm...a vain hope,but what the heck)

[Mark S.]

real quick, buntmetal Assmann~