JBeltram

This badge belongs to my friend Tony Casale here in Arizona. It is very worn but it has a lot of personality. This was from a set that was broken up, and the winner of this badge also won the Spanish Cross in Bronze with out Swords.

Regards,

Jody

Hi folks,

I have always loved the Destroyers badge by Schwerin Berlin. I would like to see what other Destroyer badges are out there.

So let us see your best Destroyers badge.

Regards,

Jody

Here is my badge. There is actually no gilt missing anywhere on the badge (there is no gilt missing on the eagle, but it looks like it in the scan) and it is perfect (I feel it is hard to beat).

Hello folks,

Here is my Ground Assault badge by M.u.K.5. This badge was captured by a relative of mine.

This is one of my favorite badges (for obvious reasons). It makes a great companion piece to my para badge.

I would love to see other ground assaults, so please post them on this thread.

Regards,

Jody

Hello folks,

Here is a fake eagle spange from the late 1970's.

Regards,

Jody

Great Para Badge thread guys! So many quality examples in one place, extraordinary!!

ERIC

Hi Eric,

I agree this has been a great thread, I am so glad I posted my para badge. Does anyone know where I can get a hold of a 1st pattern Juncker?

Regards,

Jody

Hi folks,

What a bunch of great badges, now I want a 1st pattern Juncker. You guys may make me a Luftwaffe collector again. Super stuff.

Regards,

Jody

JB!! With all these nice examples you?ve kept, it shows a keen eye for all things Luftwaffe. What made you switch to KM?

Here are a couple of black wreathed factory mates to keep him company.

Hello,

Thanks, I have always liked Luftwaffe stuff, but I have always felt that the KM had prettier badges. Plus at the time, there were a lot of Luft guys and I wanted to be a KM guy, more of a big fish in a small pond.

BTW, I love your badges and especially your Assmann.

Regards,

Jody

Hello folks,

I bought this badge in the mid-1970's at a yard sale (from a WWII veteran). It is one of my favorite badges and one that I will not sell. I have found it difficult to find nice orignal Juncker badges with the finish to the blackened wreath still intact. I think this piece is a great example of what this badge looked like when it was originally issued. I think the only other badge that is nicer than or equal to a Juncker is an early Assmann.

I wait to hear any comments or thoughts on the badge.

Best Regards,

Jody

If I am not mistaken, it is the little web tongue that makes a buckle "Tropical", irrespective if Rommel wore it or not...

Hi Chris,

Thanks, I have not really been into Heer buckles, and the green on this is different than the green on the other Heers that I own.

Regards,

Jody

Here is anothe buckle I got a basic steel HJ:

Here is the reverse:

Here is the Luftwaffe:

Hello,

I was given these buckles the other day. I have a question is this Heer a tropical?

Regards,

Jody

Reverse -

Hi Eric,

Cool looking badge and somewhat rare. I like that one a lot.

Regards,

Jody

Hello folks,

Here is my 2nd style Juncker Pilot badge. This badge is also cased and I have owned it since around 1976. This is another favorite of mine. I sold off a lof of my Luft badges to finance my Kriegsmarine badge fever, but the ones I am showing are keepers.

Regards,

Jody

Hello guys,

Thanks, it actually looks better in person (especially when it is in its case).

Regards,

Jody

OK Jody, I'll bite... why a U-Boot man?

Hello,

It came out of a grouping. The documents were kept, but the other things were sold off. I have a two piece medal bar that also belonged to a U-boat man by the name of Eugene Budde (it was from another split up grouping), sadly I can't post the images. I guess they are too large.

Regards,

Jody

You're so right about this buckle being harder to find than SS....and yet, the SS buckles are more reproduced than this type of buckle....go figure!

Again....great buckle!

Cheers!

Rob

Hi Rob,

To be honest, I have not seen a fake of the KM buckle in aluminum, although I have not really looked. I bought this buckle in a junk shop in a little Arizona town for $40 a couple of years ago. It was marked Nazi buckle.

Regards,

Jody

Here is the reverse.

Hello,

I would like to share with you this medal bar. Nothing special, but it is nice to find a single mount.

Regards,

Jody

Hello,

I would like to share my Pilot-Observer badge by Assmann. This badge is cased and is one of my favorites. I have owned it over 26 years and I doubt I will ever sell it.

Regards,

Jody

Hello,

Yes, I agree the badge is bad. Here is an original Assmann example from my collection.

Regards,

Jody

Hello,

I would like to share with you photos of my Aux Cruisers badge by Schwerin Berlin. This badge was given to me back in 1980 by a family friend who was a WWII veteran.

This is a textbook example of what a good one should look like.

Regards,

Jody

Hi Gordon,

I will say it again, I love that clasp. Great example (thanks for the pictures)!

Regards,

Jody

Here is the 2nd pattern for a comparison:

WOW...I've said it before - I'll say it again: these buckles are some of the hardest to find! You have a great example there. My example has much more wear to the front (same maker). I can only wish that mine looked as good as yours!

Thanks for showing! Awesome buckle!!!

Rob

Hi Rob,

Thanks. I have heard from new guys starting to collect buckles that they would love to get an SS, I always tell them forget the SS, KM em in gold is one of the hardest. I wouldn't dream of letting this guy go. This would be the last buckle I would hold on to, if I was forced to sell them.

Regards,

Jody