Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe

[Kleinepanzerfaust]

Hi all!

Please give me your opinion. 

Clasp reattached?

Maybe there will be additional photos

Regards

[ChrisKelly]

I'd err on the side of original.  That or it's an immediate postwar reproduction...  One of the good examples from one of the surviving original manufacturers. Never seen a pin clasp attached backwards before, left-facing-opening rather than right-side.  It looks zinc.  The eagle looks gold-colored, which is unusual.  The eagles were zinc, and plated with a highly reactive, bright silver metal, which normally faded quickly, rather than turning gold. 

 

I once had a Kriegsmarine Coast Artillery War Badge in perfect mint condition, struck from zinc.  The gold-gilded wreath oxidized into a bright metallic silver, like sterling silver.  Most of those zinc Kriegsmarine war badges oxidize that way over time, in spite of the best preservation efforts.

 

I tried to find a few which looked like yours, for comparison, from:

 

https://www.emedals.com/collections/europe-germany-third-reich-luftwaffe-awards-badges-luftwaffe-badges-ground-assault-badge

 

Sources:

 

https://epicartifacts.com/product/ground-assault-badge-hammer-and-sohne/

 

https://www.emedals.com/collections/europe-germany-third-reich-luftwaffe-awards-badges-luftwaffe-badges-ground-assault-badge/products/germany-luftwaffe-a-ground-assault-badge-g57276?variant=48268208668949

 

https://www.emedals.com/collections/europe-germany-third-reich-luftwaffe-awards-badges-luftwaffe-badges-ground-assault-badge/products/germany-luftwaffe-a-ground-assault-badge-by-gh-osang-g50487?variant=46132933132565

 

https://www.emedals.com/collections/europe-germany-third-reich-luftwaffe-awards-badges-luftwaffe-badges-ground-assault-badge/products/germany-luftwaffe-a-ground-assault-badge-g55184?variant=46135893229845

 

https://www.emedals.com/collections/europe-germany-third-reich-luftwaffe-awards-badges-luftwaffe-badges-ground-assault-badge/products/germany-luftwaffe-a-ground-assault-badge-g50282?variant=46132861894933

 

Edited December 23, 2024 by ChrisKelly