Luftwaffe Glider Pilot's Badge.... BSW

[J Temple-West]

The hunt for a nice original glider pilot's badge finally comes to an end.

Thanks to a fellow member, I can stop having to look through all those fakes and rest easy...until a 'Juncker', of similar quality, comes along, that is. I know? it?s never ending.

So, to the badge... An unmarked example, in Tombak, by the maker 'BSW'.

[J Temple-West]

Reverse.

[Reini]

Awesome!

Best

Kurt

[Stogieman]

Hi John, concur on BSW. The rivets and frame cracks being the real key for me! Nice piece and good luck with the Juncker Quest!

[Scowen]

A beauty, well done my friend.

Cheers

Don

[Guest WAR LORD]

Are you sure its not a very good fake?

[J Temple-West]

Are you sure its not a very good fake?

Knowing that you're not too up on computers, Chris...you should put a smiley after a joke.

[Stijn David]

Hi John,

Congratulations on that one => excellent one , you will certainly have much fun on that one for sure !!!!!!!

And here is a sister of your new badge

Cordial greetings,

[Stijn David]

Hi John,

And here is a close up from a rivet as found on mine

Cordial greetings,

[ERIC]

An excellent addition John - congratulations my friend! You don't see these too often!

ERIC

[J Temple-West]

Cheers guys..

For reference, here are some closeups of hinge/catch.

[J Temple-West]

Typical '?' catch..

[Stijn David]

Hi john,

Just magnificent , and you have one wher ethe catch is still present. That is the true week point on these BSW badges. You will find the majority with the catch broken of (due to wear, etc .. etc .. ) but this just has it all !!!

Congrats once again,