Flak badge opinions needed

[andya]

Hi

this is my first purchase by myself and i would appreciate your opinions as i have this badge on approval and it can be returned should it prove to be rubbish. It cost £65.00. It is not that clear from the pictures, but there is some sort of white staining or residue around the eagle and on the bottom of the badge. Can this be treated? I look forward to receiving your opinions and keep my fingures crossed that my first purchase is OK.
Thanks
Andy

[andya]

rear

any ideas on maker?

[andya]

eagle

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[andya]

another

Hi

this is another badge but this is from the collection i inherited. Believed to be a fake but need your confirmation before submitting to the rubbish pile.
Regards
andy

[andya]

bach

back

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello Andy,

The Luftwaffe Flak Badge looks to be a good, late-war badge by Juncker.
The Heer Flak Badge is as you thought, a crude, cast fake.
Best regards! Tom

[Frank Heukemes]

I support Tom´s opinion on both accounts!

[K Bandow]

After checking over all the details between a real Flak Badge and one of my friend's fake one he bought as original, I am not sure if I like the one shown.
Has too many bolts on the flak gun, were as on originals there were a limited number.
Just my 2-cents.
Karl R. Bandow

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Andy,

I agree with Frank and Tom, the Luft flak is a latewar zink, Juncker. The army flak is a pretty bad fake.

Karl, you may be looking at an earlier Juncker piece, which didn't have a lot of rivets on the flak gun. Apparently later in the war, Juncker reworked their dies and added more detail to the gun.

Tom D.

[andya]

Many thanks for all your help. Any ideas what to do about the white powdry type marks on the badge?
Thanks
Andy

[Don D.]

Andy, it is probably zink rot. Put a little vasoline (petroleum jelly) on it for a day or two and then wipe it off.
Don

[upbeek]

vasoline

i agree that vasoline is good i have quite e few that had the treatment now they look alot better and the rot has gone, chay

[upbeek]

l/21 flak

heres what the badge should look like
chay

[upbeek]

front

heres the front,this badge has had some vasoline on it