Verwundetenabzeichen gold mm 107
Hi guys,
I just got this badge the other day. It is supposed to be a mm 107 GOLD !
The needle sure looks like a goldplated one, but the badge does not have any gold left.
It is lackered in some way, seems to have been done a ong time ago. Spots where the lacker is missing are very dark.
Does any of you have the same experience with 107, that all finish is gone ??
Mfg
Marc
Hi
Would agree with it being a 'Gold' example from these pics. Very common to find mid to late war zinc badges like this with very little finish remaining, still a nice item with character though.
Cheers
Cameron
it happens Marc,but still a nice badge.
Zink has a habit of eating gold,silver and bronze finishes off of items over time. In many cases, like your badge here, the only way that you can tell is from the pin-which is steel and retains the finish better than zink. Unfortunately,nothing can be done about it....I've seen so many Close Combat Clasps that are silver and even Gold but only their pins show any coloration to them, and the Wound badges are no different....is sad,considering what a person had to do to earn them.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
Thanks guys,
Would you leave the varnish or clean it off ??
Mfg
Marc
Hi
Personally I would leave as is, but as it is yours it is of course up to you.
All the best
Cameron
Hi Marc,by unimarc
Hi guys,
I just got this badge the other day. It is supposed to be a mm 107 GOLD !
The needle sure looks like a goldplated one, but the badge does not have any gold left.
It is lackered in some way, seems to have been done a ong time ago. Spots where the lacker is missing are very dark.
Does any of you have the same experience with 107, that all finish is gone ??
Mfg
Marc
The laquer is most likely original to the badge as Wound Badges by Carl Wild are regularly found laquered only to have had the gold finish absorbed over the years. Strange, but apparently true.
Here's an example with exactly the same thing going on:
107 Silver Or Gold ????? - Page 2 - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
So probably best to leave as is.....
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.
Thanks again, I will leave it for sure :-)
Mfg
Marc
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