Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber, Opinions please !

[Paul D]

Doesn't look a good one to me !!

cheers

Paul

[rbminis]

Hello Paul,
It is a good silver AS in Triangle.
Ralph.

[Paul D]

Thanks Ralph , i thought that dumbells on the tracks were a no no ?

Who is the AS maker ?

cheers
P
aul

[rbminis]

Thanks Ralph , i thought that dumbells on the tracks were a no no ?

Who is the AS maker ?

cheers
Paul

You have to take the whole badge into account.
The AS is thought to be Adolph Scholze but is unproven. The AS in track I believe has more proof to be Scholze.
Ned should be able to tell you more.
Ralph.

[big ned]

You have to take the whole badge into account.
The AS is thought to be Adolph Scholze but is unproven. The AS in track I believe has more proof to be Scholze.
Ned should be able to tell you more.
Ralph.

As Ralph say, a good example of an AS in Triangle, (it's known as the type 3.3.2 or 2nd pattern). The basic design is that which was used by many of the Gablonz makers, with a few slight differences between individual makers generally in the grass foreground areas of the badges, and in the reverse hardware, although the soft scooped out shape of the panzer seen there is almost always the same or as near as dammit.

The arguments still rage over who might be the maker of both this badge and the A.S. in Track badge, it may even be that both these maker marks belong to the company of Adolf Scholze and were very likely connected to the AGMuK conglomerate that operated in Gablonz, but it is yet to be determined for sure I think.

Here's one of my examples of the A.S. in Track PAB that Ralph mentioned, next to Paul's badge. Note the difference in the way the hardware is crimped in, and the grass pattern on the obverse that is slightly different from the four patterns (so far) known to be used by AS in Triangle.



Regards, Ned.