GWL Pilot Observer Badge for review

[Thomas Durante]

Good, clear closeups of the rivets on the PO please.

Tom

[münster]

LoL! You sure not a beer run

hahahah,,great stuff John!

Tom, I will make pics of the rivets for you, I can tell you though the badges were not messed with nor is it a Frankenstein put together.

Let me check my potato phone camera to see if I have any. Hold on

[münster]

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On left rivet look at straight line on the rivet crossing with guide circle

[Brian S]

I still think these have a very good chance. Even a pilot badge with the miss.

[münster]

Dion, why don't we see a pilot badge with that "miss" on the rivet? Why have all the ones that have turned up lately been on P/O's with unburnished wing tops?

Brian, how many have turned up? I think maybe a handful?

You probably know better than me on how many, I am just going with what I seen in hand , especially the line in rivet perfectly coinciding with the target circle and the fingerprints, aging, everything.

[Brian S]

I corrected my post. Actually a pilot at top with that mismatched rivet attempt.

I held mine right next to one of these and I thought it looked pretty good. But I was the only one...

Meister Oakleaf was being very unhelpful in our attempt to help... And I don't see it on his site either for sale or sold???

[Thomas Durante]

Thanks for the closeups Dion, no issues for me. Rivets look correct and textbook IMO, and I like the look of the gold and silver finish on this one. For me, the lack of burnishing on the wings is not an issue if everything on these badge looks correct and textbook and unmessed with which it isn't IMO.

Nice original PO for me.

Tom

[münster]

I corrected my post. Actually a pilot at top with that mismatched rivet attempt.

I held mine right next to one of these and I thought it looked pretty good. But I was the only one...

Meister Oakleaf was being very defensive and unhelpful in our attempt to help...

I have no idea on his stuff. I do not mingle as you seen

All Ican tell you is what I seen in hand, mis struck but with obvious signs of not being played with.

[münster]

Thanks for the closeups Dion, no issues for me. Rivets look correct and textbook IMO, and I like the look of the gold and silver finish on this one. For me, the lack of burnishing on the wings is not an issue if everything on these badge looks correct and textbook and unmessed with which it isn't IMO.

Nice original PO for me.

Tom

Hi Tom,,,you never compliment my photography! Now if we all chip in 5 dollars we can get Nole a nice potato cam from Walmart.

[NBolinger]

thanks

Thanks to all who took the time to comment on the badges. When you get a hit like this it keeps you interested in trying find this stuff. Im very grateful that i was in the right place at the right time. Here is a pic of the three. Thanks Guys! Thanks to Dion for the help also. Thank you Thank you.