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[tokenhead]

Hello,
I found this some time ago at a local dump and never found out what it is...Since it has re-surfaced i figured somebody on TN will know ! So have a look,Any help WILL be greatly appreciated...HH ALL !!!

 

[IronSpike]

WWI Imperial German Air Gunner

http://www.snyderstreasures.com/pages/imperialmilitaria.htm

 

[chrisplay2004]

PI do believe an Imperial German Pilots Badge.
I will try to get more info

 

[chrisplay2004]

oops...IronSpike beat me and his looks closer

 

[tokenhead]

WWI Imperial German Air Gunner

http://www.snyderstreasures.com/pages/imperialmilitaria.htm

,THANK YOU !!!

 

[tokenhead]

PI do believe an Imperial German Pilots Badge.
I will try to get more info

But your's is cut away like mine,Iron Spike's has a solid back...unless that's back ground!

 

[Twisted One]

Notice the birds in the OP post and the linked pictures in the reply's face different directions. Intentional to separate ranks, positions, groups? Or indication of a reproduction?

 

[GpSnoopy]

Need a little more digging. It does appear to be some type of Prussian (Imperial German) aviation badge, but there are several variations online. IronSpike's is close in general design, but has a solid back, and when you look at the backside image on his link, the pin is of a different style.


Chrisplay2004's badge also has the wrong pin, and the bird is not quite the same. It appears slimmer to me. Compare the thickness of the tail to the OP's. Not all the badges I've seen online have a flat back either, even though the front looks similar, adding to the confusion......

 

[Twisted One]

Notice the birds in the OP post and the linked pictures in the reply's face different directions. Intentional to separate ranks, positions, groups? Or indication of a reproduction?

My bad, I guess the bird is facing the right way, is his head broken? Looks funny for some reason.

 

[GpSnoopy]

Here's one I thought was really close, until I saw the hollow backside..... listed as postwar 1920-1930's

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome. I wish I could find stuff like that at our dump

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Definitely WW1 German, they had so many different companies making medals and badges that you wouldn't believe that amount of variations out there.

You can contact the Wehrmacht awards forum, in their Imperial German section, and get it authenticated, and probably find out who made it.

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

 

[IronSpike]

Definitely WW1 German, they had so many different companies making medals and badges that you wouldn't believe that amount of variations out there.

You can contact the Wehrmacht awards forum, in their Imperial German section, and get it authenticated, and probably find out who made it.

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Good suggestion NOLA_Ken

 

[tokenhead]

THANKS all FOR INPUT&INFORMATION...MINE MAY BE A REPO. BY WHY IN A DUMP!! I will mark it solved soon,Again thanks ALL!!! AND HH ,