J Temple-West

And a little beauty it is... 900 silver and cased.....very nice.

As a point of interest, here is the same Juncker maker mark on their late Radio Operator/Air Gunner badge. This one obtained from the family.

A very nice "Berlin SW 68" marked 3rd pattern Flak Badge. A lot of Juncker Flak badges are often regarded as fakes due to poor production strikes, but this one is a crisp example..Juncker at its best. This badge type can be found with both round wire as well as the flat wire catch that this badge has. The repair to the hinge pin only adds to the history of the piece, imo..... and wonderful that it remains in the family.

And an even older acquisition. Again for female recipients.... Service medal for German Social Welfare.

Cheers, Stan... Had this one for a lot of years...thought I would dig it out to photograph. women's 1937 pattern DRK Cross, 2nd class.

Very nice, Paul. it must have taken an age to lay all that out for photographing....You really need to get a hobby.

All I know of him is that he is/was considered to be a seller of fakes that still cause problems in the collecting community today.

Nice group of pix you have there, Jock

Just in is this service medal for members of the German Red Cross......mounted on ribbon bow for females.

A very nice Pilot/Observer (1st pattern eagle/2nd pattern wreath) badge by one of my favourite makers... F.W Assmann & Söhne, Ludenscheid. Knowing that it belonged to a BoB pilot/Kamphgeschwaderkommodore makes that a very rare piece. I only wish I had it in my collection

A wonderful find....and glad that all arrived safely.

Wow, and wow...Robin. A fantastic bit of research.

good advice...

Hi Matthias I would say that that is an original Cross in Gold by the maker C.F Zimmermann. And at that price, I would give the seller a big hug as I handed over the cash.

Very nice, and as you say..."Not often that you find the Mine medal mounted"

My first impression (and I may well be wrong) is that the age, and overall wear, of the ribbons and backing cloth does not match the amount of wear that the pin shows, the stitching of the backing cloth is also a little too neat... something I've encountered on post war bars. Again, and only a gut feeling....this to me looks like a bar that was assembled, post war.

"Small"...but perfectly formed, I have to say. The 1st pattern E-Boat War Badge (Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen) is very nice. Also, great to see an original war time watch officer badge...a very hard piece to find in any condition.

I wouldn't dismiss the Heer flak badge too soon. This "LM" mark is found predominantly on war badges of the Kriegsmarine and is thought to have a connection with the maker Hermann Aurich, Dresden. As can be seen, the flak badge has the characteristics of badges produced by Aurich and as if I remember correctly....other badges, both marked and unmarked have been found and tend, for some reason, to be heavily corroded.

A very Nice example by FLL (Friedrich Linden - Ludenscheid), Paul Good choice of maker as FLL pieces tend to keep the finish intact.

HSF in wear....

Just in is this Flak badge by the maker, Wilhelm Deumer - Lüdenscheid. In zinc with brass hinge and catch, Flak badges by this maker are scarce...so was pleased when this one arrived today. Cheers, Pat.

Fascinating! Please thank the collector for allowing us to see his items...and thank you for the photo's.

Instituted on the 22nd June 1942 as a qualification badge for Air Gunners/Flight Engineers, the design of the badge was virtually the same as the earlier Radio Operator/Air Gunner badge except for the eagle's talons being in the open position - without lightning bolts. Those who had qualified, prior to June 1942, as an Air Gunner and held the Radio Operator/Air Gunner qualification badge were ordered to remove the lightning bolts, either in-field or by jewellers, hence the reason for earlier badges being found without bolts but having remnants left in the closed talons of the eagle. From 1942, makers began producing Air Gunner/Flight Engineer's badges (all in zinc) and the example below (just in) is an early type by the company of F.W Assmann & Söhne - Ludenscheid. With a lightly plated wreath & darkened eagle, this example was most likely unissued as it has retained most of the factory finish. Later examples were finished with a wash to the wreath which, in a large percentage of badges, was absorbed by the zinc....so, to find a badge of this date with the finish intact is quite hard to find nowadays, and I thank the seller for having it in stock. A couple of other makers of the AG/FE badge: B&NL (Berg & Nolte - Ludenscheid) C.E Juncker - Berlin.

Another one....

I would be very interested in seeing the examples you have in your collection, bullie. Time to get that camera out.