joe campbell Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 just received this in with a group ofother wound badges and an IAB.for your viewing/thoughts.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 above picture comes across harsher thanit actually is...reverse.thanks,joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) Joe, It's a good badge, the quality of the obverse detail is very nice and the silver is matt, like it should be. The maker just did not go to the expense of creating a detailed reverse die. I would imagine it is slightly heavier than normal since a thicker sheet of metal would be required for a die like this. A variation since I do not think the maker actually saved anything by doing it this way.Dan Murphy Edited January 3, 2006 by Daniel Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 dan-you took the words right outta' my mouth...this will be my sixth example of an imperialsilver wound badge. the reason i am keeping thisone is precisely as you stated:the obverse detail is excellent with no realeffort at precision in the male part of the die.and you are correct: this is about 40-50%thicker than the more commonly manufacteredpieces.joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 And is it STEEL? I have a naval Mattweiss-- presumably matte metallic paint had to be used because steel wouldn't take a coated finish like brass would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 The hinge and catch look unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Joe, is that a mark on the tip of the pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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