Luftwaffe LGAB by Juncker.

[J Temple-West]

In today, a rather unusual ground assault badge.

On seeing the pretty poor pictures I could see that it had the characteristics of a ?Juncker? piece but the pin threw me off!

Well? A heavily plated, two piece, single rivet badge with an early style (Schwerin) pin adds up to a combination I?ve not come across before. I?ve certainly seen this reverse setup on early ?Osang? pieces.. but ?Juncker??

I?ve discussed the possibility of collaboration between Juncker & Osang, in the past. It feels and looks right, even smells right for an early piece.

Could this badge be an example of that collaboration?

[J Temple-West]

Reverse..

[J Temple-West]

For reference, a few shots of the key components.

Hinge/rivet.

[J Temple-West]

Side shot of the hinge.

[J Temple-West]

Catch/catch plate.

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

VERY nice, if you need someone to take it off your hands, let me know.