Flakkampfabzeichen Original?

**alex gross** · 07-17-2018, 07:58 PM

Hi!
Here is a flak badge with bogus markings.
I think it is a real, unknow ball hinge variant. Right?
Thank you!

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-17-2018 07:58 PM

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**alex gross** · 07-17-2018, 08:02 PM

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**MAP** · 07-17-2018, 08:08 PM

It is my understanding that all of the nickel silver ball hinge variants of these awards are un-marked.

Happy to be proven otherwise.

Edit : Further, for these NS ball hinge types, the maker is unknown but from Gablonz area. Suspected to be Adolf Scholtz (AS) but no proof yet exists

**raz** · 07-17-2018, 08:36 PM

Hi Alex, it has all the same tell tells as mentioned in Mr. Garlasco's book" The Flak Badges" so looks to me a good badge . When and who put the maker mark on it is anyone's guess . Nice looking award .
Raz

**MAP** · 07-17-2018, 08:47 PM

by raz

Hi Alex, it has all the same tell tells as mentioned in Mr. Garlasco's book" The Flak Badges" so looks to me a good badge . When and who put the maker mark on it is anyone's guess . Nice looking award .
Raz

Agree on the quality of the award itself. It looks like a match to mine. But the maker mark is all wrong IMHO and that raises serious questions on value and desirability. These are not that rare so I would hold out for a no question example.

**alex gross** · 07-17-2018, 08:50 PM

Hello gents!
Thank you for your answers!
The price is about 220 euro.

**MAP** · 07-17-2018, 09:08 PM

Cheap. That tells you something. I got mine for $350 (which was cheap) and one just sold on WAF for Euro 400+

In looking again at your example. Is the back scooped or flat? It looks flat but should be slightly scooped. I am not a pro on these however. So take my observations with a grain of salt.

Flakkampfabzeichen - Nickle Silver Ball Hinge Gablonz