Luft Flak!

[tinmantis]

hook:

[tinmantis]

hook 2:

[tinmantis]

gun:

[tinmantis]

hinge:

[tinmantis]

last pic:

[tinmantis]

and I've just lightened-up the pics of the fake badge:

[tinmantis]

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[Don D.]

Jon, your badge is probably good. Pic #32 does it for me. I also found another one on another site. It's just ugly, all three of them but original none the less.
Don

[Waffen-Mike]

Thanks Don for your thoughtful analysis (Tinmantis was kind enough to post these pictures for me). I too feel the badge is good however I don't consider it ugly, the badge just has the "been there look" to it. Thanks again.

Best Regards
Mike

Jon, your badge is probably good. Pic #32 does it for me. I also found another one on another site. It's just ugly, all three of them but original none the less.
Don

[anguspm]

@Don:

In answer to this:

If the badge that started this thread has been stored in a humid environment for so long why is there very little rust/vertigris on the pin/hinge?

Zinc will corrode faster than Steel. If both are present in the same environment the zinc will corrode but the steel will not until such time as 99% of the exposed zinc surface has corroded.

Background:Previously on the hulls of most ships a copper block was mounted. This would corrode but the steel plates that made up the ships hull would not, this is known as "sacrificial protection". At the time it was a cheaper and faster solution to then available paints.

Hope that helps!