Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen

[Laco2]

Hello gentlemen,
please give me your opinions on this observer badge.
Thanks
LP

[Adrian]

I like a lot of things about it but there are a couple of places that I can't find a match to on known originals.
Hopefully a few more opinions will be forthcoming.

[Laco2]

here is an additional photo. Unfortunately, I don´t have any more
Thanks

[Saladin]

Hello LP,
it looks like a very nice early Meybauer.
The only thing I can see is the V slot in the tail feathers doesn't seem to be cut very deeply.
Everything else seems to compare well.
Here is my more worn badge to compare:



All the best
Doug

[Adrian]

Doug, can you post a pic of the reverse please?

[Saladin]

I can Adrian.
Here it is:




It is interesting to note that the right hand rivet has the same multiple strikes.

All the best
Doug

[Laco2]

Interesting match, thank you Doug.
Laco

[Adrian]

Thanks Doug, yes curious that it's on both badges but interesting.
I was looking at the outline from the reverse where the tail and trailing leg meet. On Laco's badge the area is rounded whereas yours is a sharp V as well as the V slot in the tail feathers as you pointed out.
Everything else about the badge I like.

[Laco2]

Every badge has this area a little different... I have a heretical thought, if the worker just forgot to sand this area when finishing the badge by hand...
Laco

[Saladin]

Thanks both.
It is all down to the hand finishing
I’m unable to search for my old threads due to the restriction on my account but I remember an in depth discussion with BigNed years ago where this was explored.
I have a frontflug spange that has two holes I stamped so the workmanship spanned not only the buntmetal badges but also zinc examples
All the best
Doug