Are these the right color for Kradschutz or are the pumped up LW signals? I do not have anything Army items to compare them to but they appear similar to my Luft nachrichten items. Thanks
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Hi,
This is a tough call, since IMHO even the Germans did not seem to settle on a standardized kupferbraun for recon, and I've seen different colors on pieces that were arguably original.
That said, these look more like Luft signals to me, as the "conventional wisdom" for kupferbraun gives it a more coppery/pinkish hue. (In fact, it is often mistaken for Panzer, and I know some collectors who have been the inadvertent beneficiaries of that, since the Waffenfarbe itself is extremely rare.)
Regards,
Bob Edwards
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This is not much better but you can see they are a little darker. The gilt is gone from the front of the cyphers but they appear well seated and there is less fading behind them.Attached FilesLast edited by Johnny R; 05-30-2008, 04:26 PM.
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Your copper brown wool base is very close to the wool piping I have on the collar of a black panzer wrap. The tabs and boards are rayon piped, so they are a tad lighter due to fading, while the wool has held the color better. I agree with Phil that the subdued matt bullion would indicate Heer, and the "K"s being seated as you describe would indicate they are exactly what you titled them.
Richard P.
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Nice set of boards. I have a set I posted a while back.Everyone felt they were the correct Copper Brown.Very close to the color on your set.WR jim
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=copper+brown
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Originally posted by djpool View PostNice set of boards. I have a set I posted a while back.Everyone felt they were the correct Copper Brown.Very close to the color on your set.WR jim
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=copper+brown
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