Dave B

Yep!...well half right The without swords is a 4 marked Steinhauer and the with swords is a 62. Dave

Yep,thats the one mate! Dave

Gordon have you on file an actual Steinhauer spange to compare the fake to? Dave

I don't think I have ever seen one in the "flesh",great looking badges! Dave

Hi all, On another forum there is a discussion about L/16 EK2 spanges and they have been given the thumbs up,I have always thought they were bogus.......am I right or wrong....again Cheers Dave

Excellent info and great scans Gordon! What exactly did one have to do to be awarded these badges?.....was it number of missions only? Also what are the current prices for both grades and types? Cheers Dave

Yours was made by Paul Meybauer Tony,it looks fine to me mate. Dave

Moi,dodgy!! .............I am deeply offended Gordon,could you possibly start a thread about those U-boat Combat clasps?.....I'm pretty unfamiliar with them. Cheers Dave

As I said in my email Tony,common to all Floch's is the "loose bottom" 3. Nice one Laurence wub.gif Dave

Great photo Gordon,that RK sure does look familiar Tony mate sshh,don't tell Sarah!! I'm just off down the docks.....errr I mean shops Dave

I'm reading "The Boat" at the mo and feeling all nautical [attachmentid=528] I wasn't sure what forum to put this in but as its got TR military awards in the pic,I thought this one would be ok. Dave

Yes surprisingly,I would say its an 84 as well! Anyone have a guess at the makers of these 2 KVK's just by the obverse pics?...I know you know Gordon! Dave

Very nice Jim! I have never been able to pin a parade mounted EK2 down,they are always sold before I can get a look in. Here is one you don't see everyday. [attachmentid=524] reverse [attachmentid=525] Do you pehraps recognise this one Jim mate?......on a page of a certain book maybe?? Dave

Beautiful cross Gordon but I prefer the pics you sent me Dave

Oh-oh Tony mate,not this again Btw,can you have a look at his belt buckle with a loupe,is it HJ,Heer? Dave

There was a fighter pilot called Bloor as well Tony mate,he flew in the Battle of Britain! If these two men were really herioc and won tons of medals,then they are bound to be relatives of mine Dave

"Bucket residence,Lady of the House speaking!"...of course "Bucket" is pronounced "Bouquet"...yeah Keeping up Appearences was great! The chunky girl is Dawn French and the programme is called "The Vicar of Dibley",another great show. The department store prog is an old one,it was called "Are you being served"......the staff's catchphrase was "I'm free" Not sure which one you mean with the father and son,unless its "Only Fools and Horses"? Delboy and Rodney were brothers. My missus loves CSI and Law and Order,I try not to watch ANY TV....unless its about the War of course Jim's a Trekkie!! ,have you got an anorak mate? The British programmes that you REALLY need to watch are the Blackadder series especially Blackadder goes Forth,fantastic mate! Dave Tony,tell Jim how good Blackadder is!

I'm easily tempted Jim mate Dave Oh look,isn't it nice! [attachmentid=407]

Yeah the obverse is always the same on all 3 patterns and yes I think they are still reasonably priced,the gold can fetch a bit though.I personally like them with the award/issue number. Dave

BTW Dave, I love your avatar!! I hope to have one like it some day. ←

There are 3 patterns John! Type 1. has the inscription "Eigentum des Chefs des Ausdildungswesens" (Property of the Head of Physical Conditioning) and dates from 1934-35 Type 2. Has the inscription "Eigentum der SA-Sportabzeichen-Hauptstelle" (Property of the SA Sport Badge Head Department) and dates from 1935-1939 Type 3. Has the inscription "Eigentum der Obersten SA-Fuhrung" (Property of the SA Supreme Command) and dates from 1939 -1944 Dave

Oh yeah,you had the cut out black from me as well.....I forgot I have a few wound badges left though,here is a silver standard. Dave [attachmentid=387] reverse [attachmentid=388]

You need to watch a Brit tv programme called Bargain Hunt,a cult classic mate! Dave

Congrats Gordon,nice cross mate!! wub.gif Dave

Thanks for the info Gordon wub.gif I wish it was still possible to buy EK's that cheap,but then again if you look hard enough......you just never know! Dave