robert pierce Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) Hi guys, I just wanted to share my rare 1st pattern JFS Nahkampfspange, silver grade... Robert Edited December 1, 2011 by robert pierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert pierce Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Sorry for the double post above, getting used to the format again. It has changed since I last posted. Reverse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tyanacek Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hello Robert, A very nice clasp with a great-looking finish. Congratulations! Best regards, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert pierce Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Thanks Tom, I feel very fortunate to have recently stumbled onto this badge. It's the centerpiece of my humble collection of badges and crosses. I've owned silver grade AGMUK and S&L Nahkampfspange's in the past, but this clasp IMO has better hardware for wear than the others, even though the other clasps were very nicely detailed and plated. Edited December 3, 2011 by robert pierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyanacek Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hi Robert, Yes, it's a "gem" for sure. I stumbled onto an excellent condition Silver FLL CCC with crimped hinge & catch, about a month ago at the O.V.M.S. Show in Wilmington. I bought it for cheap and sold it within five minutes of buying it, It was really nice! I should have kept it. Best regards, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert pierce Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Yes, I know exactly how you felt. I've owned mint 2nd pattern JFS bronze Nahkampfspanges in the past and sold them. If I had kept all the makers I've had in my hands over the years I'd be sitting on a nice assortment of clasps today. Now I see worn bronze examples going for $450.00 and above. I can remember when mint silver clasps were selling for $350.00! I think we're going to see a day when these clasps will take a huge jump like the Juncker para's have, even more than we've seen in the last two years. I gave the seller of this silver JFS what he was asking, and he really didn't know what he had in his possession. I was plain lucky on this one. From the way he explained it he had a mixed bag of high-numbered GAB and PAB's, but they had already sold. This may have been his last piece, and it set on a small auction site for weeks he said. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert pierce Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 I'll add this story of how the seller came across all of these combat badges. He purchased a large group of badges from the family of a deceased WWII US Army officer who had the job during the war of constructing P.O.W. camps to house captured German prisoners. The period was 1944-1945. He, the officer, traded cigarettes and food items to the German prisoners for their combat badges. It's a sad story, but true nonetheless. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyanacek Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hi Robert, It sounds like that guy had a great collection of badges. I'm glad you were able to scoop up a nice clasp for yourself before everything was sold. Best regards, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D. Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Very, very nice Robert. A beauty for sure, very hard to find JFS clasps in the silver grade! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. R. Skora Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Super piece in perfect condition! Congratulations to this find! KR Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hi Robert ! GREAT JFS CCC in Silver , also not the easiest CCC to find . Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert pierce Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thank you Jan, Yes, this is a nice clasp, one to hang on to. Briefly looking through Tom's CCC book I believe these JFS's are a little longer than most other CCC clasps. Now to find a good gold zinc CCC with some original finish remaining. They're getting harder to find by the month. But, like everything, one will turn up in time. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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