JamesM Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hello all, Woud it be a safe guess to say this is a Deumer Minesweeper Badge? It's a heavy badge that appears to be made of copper?? Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hello all, Woud it be a safe guess to say this is a Deumer Minesweeper Badge? It's a heavy badge that appears to be made of copper?? Cheers, James Hi James, It does indeed look like tombak Deumer. However, the photos aren't very good and there seems to be an odd texture and waviness to the reverse? Any chance for sharper closeups? Best regards, ---Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yes, looks pretty much like a Deumer. The base metal is Tombak, an alloy which certainly contains copper and once the gilding wears off, if polished the metal will look just like Brass but if left untouched will usually show a coppery colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Gordon and Norm, Thanks for the replies. I will take some better shots when I get home and post them here. Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Extra shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hi James, Better photos. Yes, a good tombak Deumer. It has about 20% of its gilding remaining on the wreath, and the reverse has been polished with an abrasive which has removed the darkened oxidized silver patina. Best regards, ---Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thanks Norm! Another badge to put in the sale pile. Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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