Panzerkampfabzeichen by Adolf Scholze

[ObKrieger]

Hi guys,

Is this an original badge? I am not too keen on it...

Thanks,
Mo

[Adrian]

What aren't you keen on Mo?

[ObKrieger]

I think I'm still a little traumatized by the last time I bought a PKA and it turned out to be a fake. lol... To be honest I just don't like the wear on it. I also can't tell the thickness, which from what I have researched, these should be much thicker than the typical PKA.

[Adrian]

To be honest, I'm not convinced by it either. There are several differences when compared to a known original.

The ball hinge, the catch, the grass, the wheels, the tank details...........

I'd be interested to see what the others think.

[Bill T]

Hi Mo,
You sound like me when it comes to these AS Panzerkampf Abzeichen's. Luckily yours looks alot better than my fake did! Let me know if u need pics of the fake AS for comparison

Here is the one that came in a doc grouping.....fake AS:

[ObKrieger]

Thanks for your input guys. Bill, I actually took a look at yours and that's kind of what got me worried about it! haha

[Bill T]

haha I told you Im afraid of these!!! Yours has better detail than mine did tho. Look at the wheels/etc. as compared to mine. I dunno tho Mo, sorry I cant help.

after looking again Adrian is right as usual! haha sloppy minor detailing. If it is a bad one, then it seems they have started to get better since my crappy one tho! lol

[Danmark]

They ARE looking good these days!!! ....... funny thing is, back in the 80's we would have fallen over each other to buy something like this.
( and if you could take it back in time to WW2 and present it to a tank crew member, he would have been happy to get it .........go figure? )
Dan

[rbminis]

I am not too keen on this one Mo. I have posted my example here of an "AS in triangle" here.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/order...pinion-208406/
Also here.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/order...eichen-199288/
Ralph.

[ObKrieger]

Thanks, guys. I think I will pass. I really hope to add a PKA to my collection by the end of the year.