IAB Bronze

**humble collector** · 10-26-2013, 07:05 PM

I have this hollow back IAB in bronze.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-26-2013 07:05 PM

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**Stewy S** · 10-26-2013, 07:18 PM

Sorry a fake IMO. Stewy

**rbminis** · 10-26-2013, 07:21 PM

Stewy beat me to it, I was trying to find one with this type of hardware and so far I am unable to.

Ralph.

**humble collector** · 10-26-2013, 07:21 PM

I am not sure about the piece myself? I have only 4 of them. I have a GWL that I know is good.

**humble collector** · 10-26-2013, 07:28 PM

Here is my other unmarked bronzeIAB

**harryamb2** · 10-26-2013, 08:09 PM

2nd ok,1st open mind.

**Stewy S** · 10-26-2013, 08:12 PM

2nd's ok. Stewy

**FALLSCHIRMJAGER** · 10-26-2013, 08:16 PM

This one is a fake i'm sorry to say , I have never seen a catch like that one with that nasty "line" across the obverse rifle butt. Plus for a hollow it looks "dumpy"!! Leon

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-26-2013, 08:50 PM

Any ideas on the maker of the second badge pictured guys?

Cheers, Ade.

**fischer** · 10-28-2013, 03:43 AM

Hi Guys

I agree with what Stewy has written...The first is a fake and the second is an original.

The first example is a fake considered by some to have originated out of the U.K. some years back. Re-enactor sites used to sell it and hardware did vary.

The second one is an original and is referred to as a Frank & Reif Design. It closely matches the F&R marked solids with the obverse details being virtually the same.
The reverse does differ as the one posted by "humble collector" is a flat back example and the maker marked F&R has a slight semi hollow reverse.

An interesting side note of the maker marked examples is the mis-spelling of the name F(r)ank with the maker mark spelled on the Infanterie Sturmabzeichen as FANK & REIF, Stuttgart.

Here is my bronze maker marked example to compare.

Best Regards, fischer