VWA im Gold authentic or not?

[Evgeni M]

Hi All,

Recently I was offered the following VWA in Gold. Is it the real deal or a copy? My take that this is a copy in an original box, as the facing of the abzeichen is very roughly finished.



Please let me know what you think!

Thanks a lot!

Cheers,

Evgeni

[VolksJager]

Looking at it I would say its a copy due to the missing rear rivet in the helmet plus the lack of detail. Lets see what the others have to say

Jason

[Adrian]

I'm thinking along the same lines as Jason. I'm not keen on it but there are a few members who know their Verwundetenabzeichen here so hopefully they'll add their thoughts too......

[Glenn66]

Well to me it doesn't appear cast which is a good sign, the lack of rear rivet (or very faint rivet depending on your eyesight) is often considered a bad sign although some evidence suggests that the non rivet award is merely a variant. The dot pattern appears uniform and the wreath bow looks convincing also.

The rough surface could simply be wear so to me I think the proof will lie in the hardware configuration of which I unfortunately am not sufficiently versed to make a call.

If it were me and I had to make a call on the spot and the price was right, I think I would take a chance on it.

[Woolgar]

It looks good to me and I have no concerns about missing rivets

Nick

[Redcap]

Are you sure its a Gold one ? The case is the type used for the Silver grade, the Gold usually coming in a black case similar to the case for the EK1. Silver finish can often take on that yellowish tinged tarnish

[Woolgar]

Are you sure its a Gold one ? The case is the type used for the Silver grade, the Gold usually coming in a black case similar to the case for the EK1. Silver finish can often take on that yellowish tinged tarnish

I thought that too but I think the silver is the light from the photo. The case is definately for a silver grade as you say

Nick

[Adrian]

The trouble is with cased sets such as this is that we will never know if they started life together. If an award matches the box then it's a bonus but an open mind is needed on any cased award.

I had a minesweeper recently that came in an LDO box for a Faithful Service medal, they definitely didn't start out as a pair!

[Woolgar]

I think the WB could be a Souval looking at that hinge. The catch would make it a wartime Souval as post war have a much different catch

Nick

[Evgeni M]

Can it be a silver repaint in this case?