BWB "FLAW" Question

[Tombak]

Has anyone noticed the bump on the rear (front of badge) of the helmet on BWB's, it shows on the front and rear, of course on the reverse it's a dent.

I have looked at all my wound badges today and been looking at pictures on here for a hour or so and every badge seems to have this
"flaw" The only badge I have that does not have the flaw is a SWB maker 92

Is this just a flaw? or something used for painting or metal plating?

[fugpaw]

Sorry but I'm not quite sure what you mean, can you post a picture highlighting the "bump"?

Mike

[Tombak]

I will take some pictures and post them this evening

[Tombak]

Here is a pic I found of a polished wound badge with the arrows pointing to what I am talking about.

[Tombak]

Here is a silver showing it....

[Tombak]

Silver marked 92 without

[Tombak]

Kinda of hard to see in these pics, you may have to copy to desktop and zoom in...

[fugpaw]

Aha, right you mean the nick on the right of the helmet. This is not a "flaw", it's part and parcel of the WB - why it is there I have no idea.

Mike

[Tombak]

I'm just surprised to see it on so many, it is even on the little stick pin.

As for it being flaw I was just using that as a reference word, I would just mainly like to know why it is there.


One of these repro's in the link below it is present, the other it isn't

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=280335

[Hans N]

It sounds to me like your meaning the rivet on the back of the helmet which is present on a real german helmet from WWII.

[don]

That is what you are talking about as Hans has informed you.Just the rivet.The 65 shows it good

[fischer]

It sounds to me like your meaning the rivet on the back of the helmet which is present on a real german helmet from WWII.

Hans is correct...It represents the rivets that hold the liner in place on a real german helmet.

Best Regards, fischer

swbl1601.jpg

[Tombak]

Well that splains it better