Legion Condor Panzer badge

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Yes, very convincing to me.

[Guest Roman]

Hello,

If I have correctly understood, to a common opinion to come it was not possible?

Probably given images will help...

KR,

Roman

[Guest Roman]

[Guest Roman]

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[Guest Roman]

[Guest Roman]

[dond]

And if a crown, moon, and 800 mark makes an Imperial pilot's badge bad what does it do for this?

[dond]

The reverse

[dond]

the marks.

[Stan]

I bought my Condor Legion Tank Badge from Adrian Forman in 1992. He describes it as a Portugese manufacture 1st Form. Here are the photos. Note the replacement pin/hinge. The catch is original to badge but has be re-soldered.

Stan

[CHE]

I think the first type of badges never had catch, badges have been sewn to a uniform.

P.S. Gentleman's, excuse me for my English

Jacque's photos:

[CHE]

Jacque's photos:

[Jacques]

I think the first type of badges never had catch, badges have been sewn to a uniform.

P.S. Gentleman's, excuse me for my English

Jacque's photos:

No I don't think so. the badges had a pin, but in case of break they used to sewn it.

[CHE]

As looks... the portuguese pin ?

[Jacques]

here is an early badge

[Jacques]

looking at these early badges, they all have a fragile attach system, sometimes repaired. This could explain the Spain period pics showing it sewn.

jacques

[CHE]

but

...sometimes repaired...

Not convincingly

[CHE]

The Stans sign never had a pin in the top part

[Jacques]

Stan, could you make a close up of the top part ?

jacques

[Stan]

Stan, could you make a close up of the top part ?

jacques

Jacques,

I'll do that in the morning when there is more light.

In my opinion, the pins were so poorly affixed on these Portugese made badges that the recipients had them removed and better hardware put on. Forman shows a similar badge in his Vol 3. book that has the pin and catch removed and holes drilled into the top and bottom for sewing the badge onto the uniform for security.

I think that my badge originally had a hinge at the top but it was soldered on and therefore easy to remove without trace.

You cannot see the catch on my badge too well but it is identical to the one shown earlier and attributed to Lechner.

Regards,

Stan

[CHE]

Without a trace it is impossible to remove a pin of SILVER sign.

Silver enters reaction with solder.

[Stan]

Stan, could you make a close up of the top part ?

jacques

Jacques,

Herewith a photo of the top part of the badge where the pin might originally have been located.

Stan

[Stan]

Here is another shot of the catch which is identical to the catch on Lechner's badge shown in post#65 and Che's post # 91. A pity that it is covered in solder-I will probably get it fixed properly.

Stan