Juncker Fan Club

[Warren O]

After many years of collecting I finally got my first prewar Luft badge made by Juncker.
I didn't realize how great these badges are, the detail is fantasic the finish like jewelry. It makes all my other stuff look like......Juncker?...well not really I love my collection but now I've got to have more JUNCKER.
Warren

[Jody]

Hi Warren,
I agree with your comments. However, in my opinion Juncker fell short on certain things. For example, I am not very fond of their Luftwaffe Flak badge. My favorite maker for this item is the un-hallmarked nickle over tombac example with ball hinge.
Regards,
Jody

[Charles_Rempe]

I too love the Juncker badges. I was lucky
enough to purchase a pilots badge and
air gunners badge in very good condition.
Charles

[Warren O]

My proud new toy is the airgunners badge, almost flawless, with a very intresting period repair to the catch. A small silver plate was soldered to the badge then the catch was resoldered very well done.
Warren

[Mike Kenny]

Hi Warren,

Nice to hear you've been "converted". The catch repair doesn't surprise me either. A lot of the early (first pattern) Juncker Pilot's badges I've seen have either had the catch broken off or repaired. I was thinking for a while that badges with intact catches didn't exist!

I agree with Jody's comments about their LW Flak badge too - very chunky which falls short of detail compared to my early nickel-silver Brehmer-Markneu Kirchen example.

Regards
Mike K

[Warren O]

Bare with me guys I finally get to show off my new badge.

[Warren O]

reverse
The repair is period done with a small flat
silver plate, filed to fit the indentations of the wreath.
Warren

[Jody]

Hi Warren,
I am sorry to say this, but your badge is fake. Just kidding, super piece. I like your badge a lot.
Regards,
Jody

[Mike H.]

I have a Juncker pilot badge, early war - with a broken catch. Beautiful detail. I also have 2 Juncker 1st Class Iron Crosses. By far the best as to detail and heft. One is unmarked, the other is L/12. The swastika on these badges looks as if it were laser-cut! And the top meets the beading. Yes, I too love Juncker pieces!

[Warren O]

This and an l/12 screw back KVK and the so called Juncker PAB are all that I have. But this piece far surpases the other Juncker items. And I almost went in schock with your first sentence Jody.
Warren

[Mark S.]

Nice badge Warren...but I will pass getting "bare" with you....LOL