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07-05-2012 10:50 AM
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Re: Flugzeugführerabzeichen BSW
Hmm, doing further research now, and I do find the swastika a bit different than other bsw badges...
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Re: Flugzeugführerabzeichen BSW
I'm not a fan of this badge, but then again, neither am I an expert!
My main concerns are:
The BSW Flugzeugführerabzeichen is the most faked of all pilots badges and it's price of 300 bucks is at least $800 light at dealers prices.
The two rivets on the reverse securing the bird appear to me to have been 'tightened' by tapping with a screwdriver or small chisel. I thought they were normally round headed or lightly flattened during production.
I have never seen the incused dots around the catch on any type of Luftwaffe badge before, they look 'odd'.
Those are my concerns, I would be interested what the considered opinions of others are here, as I am also interested in looking at these badges in the future and have some serious study ahead!
Regards, Ned.
EDIT: Just noticed the catch appears to be a replacement, the badge has been drilled through at the bottom and the catch pushed in. So I guess the dots are where it has been peined to secure it.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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Re: Flugzeugführerabzeichen BSW
The price alone would ring some very loud alarm bells, I wish all Pilots badges were priced so cheaply! It might be because of the points raised above or it might be because the seller knows it's a fake. The pitting on the upper left quadrant on the reverse of the wreath will need a closer look too.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
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Re: Flugzeugführerabzeichen BSW
Thank you for all the replies I think I will skip this one for now.. Also learned a lot, so thanx!
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Do you mean the starting badge in the thread it is a copy William?
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