joe campbell Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 ~500 euros = ~600 dollars!heiko, you are absolutely correct,and i wouldn't pay that either.it sure is a pretty piece, though!joe
dond Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 Perhaps if I had been drunk at the time it would have been mine. Thank God I was busy elsewhere.Don
Christian L Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 i really like this decoration as well, but for this amount of money, i'd definatly get something else - something BIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! christian
joe campbell Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 a '63 VW bug comes to mind!!! it is a hard piece not to appreciate.joe
Guest Rick Research Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 That was some storm at sea to wash all those starfish up on the beach!
HeikoGrusdat Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 welcome to the german big game fishing championships 2006...
dond Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Now I see why they are so expensive. Nice collection.Don
Josef Rietveld Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) my small contribution to the the TWM-Theme marked 'silber'haynau Edited January 3, 2006 by haynau
Guest Rick Research Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 I've never seen the arms with stiffening reinforcement on the back before to prevent flex-cracking!
Josef Rietveld Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 @Rick, funny isn't it? There is no marker mark. Unfortunately I don't know if this reinforcement-adapations were standard by the producers or if it was done seperately because the owner was a little bit anxious. haynau
J Temple-West Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Well, how about this one...Private purchase-original finish variant (absolutely no sign that a silver finish was ever applied) or smiply that the plating has disappeared?
joe campbell Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 heiko-GREAT array of pin catch attachments! thanks.J T-W -i'd love to see that one in hand.very nice.joe
Christian L Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 not in best condition - but i still like it
Guest Rick Research Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 John-- the finish has been polished off your BB&Co I'd say. Those are REALLY well plated, so that took some time (decades?) and tenacious effort!Christian:what a yucky-looking TWM...but the very first Turkish issued battle bar I have seen (for Sinai )
Daniel Murphy Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 (edited) Here is mine. It belonged to a W. Ottersbach who served at Turkish Flieger Abt. 6 at Chanak Kale and is but one part of his grouping. Unfortunately something snagged on the date and popped it off.Dan Murphy Edited February 4, 2006 by Daniel Murphy
Daniel Murphy Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Here is a close up of the rivets (including where the one is missing) and the silver mark 938.
J Temple-West Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 John-- the finish has been polished off your BB&Co I'd say. Those are REALLY well plated, so that took some time (decades?) and tenacious effort!Christian:what a yucky-looking TWM...but the very first Turkish issued battle bar I have seen (for Sinai )Rick, you are probably right, but?I?m entering a world that I know little about, so this may be a silly question. Could this badge be one of the bronze examples that Tim Tezer mentions on his site? And I quote;?Private purchase badges can be found in silver, white metal, silvered bronze, bronze, and even aluminum, with a variety of pin attachments, screw back attachments, or rings at the top for wear on a medal bar.? Having looked at this badge very closely, I can see no signs of it having being polished. If it had I would expect to see remnants of plating in the inaccessible areas and some sign of wear/damage where the metal meets the enamelling. Looking at the badge, the star and crescent are made of bronze with only the crescent having being plated in brass. To have polished the plating up to the brass, but leaving this thin layer of brass plating intact, would have been some feat! The reverse shows a cooling crack at the 4 o clock position, in which I would also expect to find evidence of plating, if plating was used. The sheer marks/die cracks are all clean and how I would expect to see them, going on TR die characteristics, with no sign of excessive polishing.Anyway, back to the original question. Could this be the bronze type? If not, what would the bronze type look like? Does anyone have one they could show this novice?
Guest Rick Research Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 Nope. There are apparently a gazillion versions out there butthere is only ONE BB&Co type.
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