Morning all,
Here is my first 'GAB' I was told that it is a Meyer/Schickle design example.
Iike it, especially as the eagles head is nice, some of them (I think) can look quite poor
Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen - my first one
Morning all,
Here is my first 'GAB' I was told that it is a Meyer/Schickle design example.
Iike it, especially as the eagles head is nice, some of them (I think) can look quite poor
Is it zinc Jamie? It looks like it may be, and those are very uncommon indeed at around 10 to 1 compared to buntmetall/tombak.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
by big ned
Morning Ned
It certainly appears to be. Where the silver wash has worn off/been absorbed, there is that grey colour that we all find so irresistable ha ha.
So did I do good paying 100 euro for it?
Cheers
Jamie
I think that's a very safe assumption old chap.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Ned,
I had a closer look at the birdy and I think this may be a tombac badge after all. His chest feathers look a bit brassy in colour underneath his silvery quills...
That's not surprising, it is the far more common type. Still, the buntmetall/tombak type is the one that collectors prefer. Sometimes rareness doesn't equate to desirability and the earlier brass badges are at a premium right now, so winner winner!Ned,
I had a closer look at the birdy and I think this may be a tombac badge after all. His chest feathers look a bit brassy in colour underneath his silvery quills...
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Nice award! The first is always special! Congrats!
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