GUSTAV BREHMER MADE THESE MID WAR TYPE BADGES. CHARACTERIZED BY THE CATCH PLATE AND LACK OF RIVET.
GWL MADE A HIGH QUALITY BADGE CHARACTERIZED BY THE RIVETED EAGLE TO THE BADGE, CUT OUT SWASTIKA (UNIQUE AMONG THE MARKED BADGES) AND THE UNIQUE GWL HINGE/CATCH DESIGN.
JUNCKER MADE A VERY HIGH QUALITY BADGE AND IN MY OPINION ONE OF THE RAREST GROUND ASSAULT BADGES TO FIND. ON TOP IS WHAT THE AUTHOR BELIEVES TO BE A VERY EARLY STYLE AND BELOW THE MORE COMMON,(IF ONE COULD SAY THAT ABOUT JUNCKER GROUND ASSAULT BADGES!). CHARACTERIZED BY THE SINGLE RIVET, HIGH QUALITY , AND UNIQUE HINGE/CATCH SETUP. THE TOP BADGE IS A NICKEL SILVER OR SILVER PLATED TOMBAC WREATH.
ONE OF THE MORE DESIREABLE MAKERS OF THIS AWARD THE MUK BADGE FEATURES A 3 RIVET DESIGN AND IS BELIEVED TO BE AN EARLY PRODUCTION SERIES.
OSANG MADE TWO DISTINCT VARIATIONS OF THEIR BADGE. ONE WITH THE WIDE PIN AND THE MORE COMMON NEEDLE PIN VARIATION. CHARATERIZED BY THE SINGLE RIVET,TOMBAC EAGLES AND THE TYPICAL OSANG HINGE.
UNUSUAL 3 RIVET VARIATION SHOWN BELOW. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THIS TO BE LEGITIMATE BUT WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS STYLE...THANKS TO JOHN R. FOR THE PICTURES OF THIS BADGE.
R.K. MARKED BADGES LIKE THE MUK VERSION ARE CONSIDERED THE TOP OF THE LINE AS FAR AS THE GROUND ASSAULT BADGE MAKERS GO. CRIMPED IN HINGE/CATCH AND 3 RIVET DESIGN CHARACTERIZE THESE PIECES. COLLECTOR WARNING: THERE IS A VERY GOOD REPRODUCTION (SHOWN BELOW ON RIGHT)OF THIS BADGE ON THE MARKET. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL THE DIFFERENCES THOUGH A CAREFUL STUDY OF AN ORIGINAL WILL REVEAL SUBTLETIES IN THE DIE WORK WHICH WILL MAKE DETECTING THIS FAKE RELATIVELY EASY.
THOUGH THE MAKER OF THIS VERSION IS NOT KNOWN THESE BADGES ARE RELATIVELY COMMON. THERE ARE OTHER VARIATIONS OF THESE LATE WAR BADGES AND THE AUTHOR WILL ADD PICTURES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. THESE BADGES ARE CHARATERIZED BY THE CAST IN HINGE AND CATCH.
FAKE R.K. PICTURED ABOVE...NOTE DIFFERENT CUTOUTS COMPARED TO ORIGINAL
PICTURED ON THE LEFT IS A RARE VARIATION OF THE SINGLE RIVET OSANG...THIS VARIATION DOES NOT HAVE THE RIVET...IT HAS A CAST IN EAGLE...OTHER THAN THAT IT EXHIBITS ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE "NORMAL" OSANG THIN PIN VERSION...THESE WERE ONLY IN PRODUCTION FOR A SHORT ...OUT OF 10 OSANGS FOUND ONLY 1 WILL BE THIS VARIATION
