Bronze Infanterie Sturmabzeichen, need help real or fake!

[Frank Netherlands]

Hi, guys.
Could you tell me if this piece is original or fake?
Thanx Frank

[rbminis]

Not one I am familiar with.
When you save your photos, can you save them a little larger? It helps with determining if they are original or not.
I don't like the pin on this one as the "loop" at the top seems large. It appears that the catch is made from the same size of wire as the pin, which would be abnormal for these.
It seems that there is some lack of detail on the obverse, but larger photos would help with that.
Ralph.

[Frank Netherlands]

Herewith some larger pictures.
The catch is not from the same material as the pin

[rbminis]

Thank you for the larger photos.
The detail on the front appears to be very weak, I believe this to be a cast copy.
Also, only a small number of makers did any hand finishing to the reverse.
Ralph.

[Euronymous]

Head of the eagle on that badge looks horrible. Another quite badly made piece.

KR

[real steel]

I know little about these...own a few. A one look repro even for me.
D.

[rbminis]

Head of the eagle on that badge looks horrible. Another quite badly made piece.

KR

That alone would not make me believe this to be a copy, but combined with other things, it does not look good for this one.
There are a few makers that had poorly designed eagles for their IABs.
This one is made by Schauerte & Hohfeld.
Ralph.

[MAP]

I'm not liking this either. Base metal does not even appear to be tombak and certainly doesn't look zinc either

[mansioneer]

I agree, very odd badge. The verdigris pattern is pretty suspect and looks "artificial."

[fischer]

Hello

This one is a fake based on the Assmann ISA solid marked "A" examples IMO.
You can see this when comparing the front details and the reverse semi-hollow features.

Here is one I have in my fake collection to compare.

Best Regards, fischer