Luftwaffe A couple of flight bars & some odds

[Wood]

Gold bomber, gilt mostly faded away, no maker mark. obv.

[Wood]

Reverse.

[Wood]

Fighter. I am not sure about the grade of this one. According to the colour of the pin it should be a gold.

However after a spray of WD40 it looks more like a bronze,

Anybody any idea if the rest of this makers bars have a similar feature.

Oh yes, its by R.S. & S.

Before cleaning.

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[Wood]

After cleaning.

By the way the clasp looks brown in hand, not the greeney colour onscreen!

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[Wood]

Reverse.

[Wood]

The odds.

[Harrier]

Very nice pieces!

The pin is a great indicator of the class of award when the finish is faded on zinc clasps, as the pins are made from an entirely different, non-absorbtive, metal.

Like the pendants, too! If you ever want to get rid of any of the pendants, please let me know.

Harrier

[Wood]

Yes, Harrier, I know about the pin colour but the clasp is very brown in hand.

The only other explanation I can of think is that the coating used by R.S. & S. turns brown over time

instead of fading away to silver or zinc as on all the other late war clasps that I have seen.

I was wondering if anyone else had silver clasp, or definite bronze clasp, by the same maker, with a gilt pin?

Regards,

Pete

Errr not at the moment these (and a 1200) are the only unmounted pendants I have.

[Harrier]

I have a silver Bomber by F&BL which I would have sworn was a bronze, but for the pin. I think you may be on to something that some manufacturers used a finish which faded to brown, rather than to gray.

Harrier

[Wood]

Ah, thats interesting, I havn't got an example by that maker.

I have two other R.S. & S. bars, but both with needle pins.

This one is a definite bronze but I will check the pin colours.

And do a better scan! I'm pretty sure its not a grey colour.

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[Wood]

Reverse.

[Wood]

Pin colour.

Will scan the other clasp later.

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[Harrier]

Here's the Silver FB&L which looks like a Bronze.

[Harrier]

Reverse pin color. Those are some great clasps you are showing!

[Wood]

I may as well add a couple of more here.

Ground attack silver. G.H. Osange Dresden.

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[Wood]

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2009/post-326-125133093307.jpgReverse with a crude hinge repair.

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[Wood]

Pin closed.

[Wood]

Ground attack Gold. G.H. Osang Dresden.

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[Wood]

Reverse.

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[Wood]

Short Range Night Fighter. Bronze. R.K.

[Wood]

Reverse.

[Wood]

Maker mark.