Luftwaffe Battlecat seeks opinions.

[BattleCat]

Hi John,

I think I "may" have figured this out (attachment sizes). Will try again. This is the first of a couple of posts (if it works).

Tom

[BattleCat]

reverse of previous

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Second Badge...

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Badge 3...

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4th badge...

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One last one...

[J Temple-West]

Hi Tom,

Firstly... A big official welcome to the club... and yep, you've cracked the resizing..

I've moved your posts here, to the correct section, so that members will have the chance to give some opinions these badges.

In my opinion, and I know it's not a nice way to start off, these are all cast copies. Going on the reverse setup (hinge/catch) they all look to be from the same fakers.

What's the story behind this group? Where did you get them, and is there a chance of returning them for a refund?

[Steve K.]

Tom,

I agree with JTW, unfortunately all are non-originals.

Steve

[BattleCat]

Hi John, (& Steve)

Thanks for the feedback. The group came from an estate sale (Livingston Auctions, Oklahoma). There were quite a lot of military (esp German) articles up for auction. Most items went for high $$. Though there weren't many medals in this collection, this badge group was listed. I put a low bid, thinking that if if I picked them up, they probably were copies but at least they would round out a place in my collection (gap filler). When I received them, I noted the "maker's marks" and thought, "hmmm... I wonder....". Hence I thought I would get some expert opinion and posted them here. One of the Heer badges I have had for a long time and posted that as well. I originally bought that one as an original so it will be interesting to see what comes back.

I predominantly collect medals, so I thank you for the feedback on these badges as I learn.

Cheers, and thanks very much!

Tom