Luftwaffe Opinions needed on this Para Badge Please

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gentlemen

would you please take the time to look at the following pictures and give an opinion.

I will add more pictures as soon as the first to upload.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Gentlemen

would you please take the time to look at the following pictures and give an opinion.

I will add more pictures as soon as the first to upload.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Last picture.

Thank you for any forth coming opinions.

Kevin in Deva

Edited July 21, 2006 by Kev in Deva

[Guest Darrell]

Looks like a nice late war (post Jan 1945) double marked Assman

[Gene]

Nice original

[J Temple-West]

It must be said that there are still two schools of thought on these ?A, L/64? marked Assmann Para?s

1. That they are late war examples.

2. That they were produced post-war for the allied troops.

I would say, and this is only a theory, that both are true.

I believe that Assmann produced these badges at war?s end and continued the assembly of parts (albeit for a short period), post-war.

I was once told by an old die-hard collector that examples only finished (gilded or painted) to the obverse of the eagle are post-war.... This would make sense due to the shortage of materials etc, and is something that?s stuck in my mind over the years.

As for this one, Kev? I would have no problem having it in my collection.