Sergeant 08 Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Why? I guess, it can show us some different kinds of Flammenwerfer badges!
Robin Lumsden Posted October 9, 2013 Author Posted October 9, 2013 I guess, it can show us some different kinds of Flammenwerfer badges! Nice !!
Stuka f Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 QUOTE(Langemark @ Mar 20 2006, 18:20 ) ← Even if skulls usually have a sad look, some here seem to be laughing a bit ! No ? Some close-ups might be interesting in order to appreciate the degree of happiness of each skull ... Mark Here's a happy one....... Hello, could I ask you what it is? Is it a button? And if so could you show the back side please? cheers |<ris ps great collection!
Robin Lumsden Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Hello, could I ask you what it is? Is it a button? And if so could you show the back side please? cheers |<ris ps great collection! It's a Wehrwolf button. Reverse is plain.
Stuka f Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Thanks for your reply! Plain! So no makers marks!? I am trying to identify a button die with a skull that looks a lot like your button. It is n't the same, but the closest's I did get since I found it. I took the liberty of copying your pic on to mine in order to compare (if not allowed , please delete!). cheers |<ris
Sergeant 08 Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure about the originalty of this tool. I see differences. Wehrwolf fake buttons are on the market since some years. Edited October 10, 2013 by Sergeant 08
Stuka f Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Thanks a lot! Also for the extra pic's. Would you allow me to use them on the net? Best regards |<ris
Stuka f Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 I'm not sure about the originalty of this tool. I see differences. Wehrwolf fake buttons are on the market since some years. Indeed,I did mention that both held differences.. It would be intresting to see those fakes in order to compare. But on the other hand;differences on time pieces aren't that rare, one see them when comming from different makers. cheers |<ris
Sergeant 08 Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Some new made fake buttons.... PS: Compare the eyes! Edited October 10, 2013 by Sergeant 08
Hoss Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Speaking of the Flammenwerfer did you gents see this bronze at the end of the video?
Robin Lumsden Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 There were maker differences in Wehrwolf buttons. I have one in nickel silver and another in field grey painted metal. Both different skull characteristics.
Robin Lumsden Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Speaking of the Flammenwerfer did you gents see this bronze at the end of the video? '> Eric
Robin Lumsden Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 I'm not sure about the originalty of this tool. I see differences.You could be right, Stefan. Dies are always very difficult. Original? Repro? Who knows ????The skull shape is correct for Wehrwolf.No doubt.But .................. when was it made ???? ;)
Robin Lumsden Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 . Would you allow me to use them on the net? Ja!
Stuka f Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Some new made fake buttons.... PS: Compare the eyes! Thank you for posting them on such a short notice! It helps a lot. I made a cast into the negative counter part for that matter, and it seems all right to me when compared to the fake's.
Stuka f Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 You could be right, Stefan. Dies are always very difficult. Original? Repro? Who knows ???? The skull shape is correct for Wehrwolf. No doubt. But .................. when was it made ???? You are right about thise! But I had a collection of like 50.000 international periode dies, without a formel given proof, I can tell you by guts feeling that thise particular skull die is a time piece. The collection I kept up to now is reduced to 5.000 and planning to get it to something like 500, because that would be a confortable number of die's to handle and care for. They are heavy and need a special care. Within the selection I made is thise early 20'th century die of the crest of a Belgian transitional helmet that remained a prototype because of the start of WWI. It is the helmet I use in my avatar. Allow me to show you that die; |<ris and the pic of the other side(also in my possesion, but not on display because of his weight!) in a time catalogue;
Chip Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Super interesting! I had no idea that these old dies still existed in such numbers. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to find such things. Chip
Stuka f Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Hey Chip, just a matter of being at the right place, on the right momment ..... I'll start a thread regarding them,asap, in order not to spoil thise one! cheers |<ris
Robin Lumsden Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 Iron Division Pilots .........................
Robin Lumsden Posted October 24, 2013 Author Posted October 24, 2013 Flammenwerfer machine-gunner .......................
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