Luftwaffe Flugzeugf?hrerabzeichen by OM

[Richard Gordon]

Well it was time to achieve another first for my collection... You don't see them often and Marc's beauty from the Kassel show was the motivator.

Underneath the patina is a almost mint finish. Difficult to capture but when the light catches the highlights they sparkle.

Some pics to follow for your viewing pleasure.

Rich

Edited December 17, 2005 by Richard Gordon

[Richard Gordon]

The badge solo

[Richard Gordon]

The way the pin is mounted in the hinge feels flimsy. Are your OM's like that too?

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Richard !

Nice Looking Pilotbadge maker OM .

It always feels good to find a badge that have been on the hunting list for a long time .

I dont know how long time I used to find my OM Pilotbadge , but then I found 2 in a couple of weeks , but one of them have a secondary pin .

I have this one in a Banksafe , but from pics it looks like it could be like You describe .

Jan Arne

Edited December 17, 2005 by Jan Arne S

[Jan Arne S]

Second one . This one have the secondary pin .

Jan Arne

Edited December 17, 2005 by Jan Arne S

[J Temple-West]

Here's one that will bring tears to your eyes.. If it weren't for the obvious it would be an absolutely mint piece.

An old photo, so not seen at its best..

[Richard Gordon]

John: that's tragic.

Jan Arne : Should have known you'd have more than one

Rich

[ERIC]

GREAT OMs GUYS!! Alas, I too am still in 'need' of one of these elusive Pilot Badges!

ERIC

P.S. - Indeed a shame JTW - that one is in awesome condition otherwise!

E

[J Temple-West]

The other one. Some interesting similarities between these 'O.M' birds and Kurt's 'JMME' variant.