what i see is a good genuine badge, but in some kind of reason a later 50's type screw is soldered to the old war time screw. Lot's of recipients of badges and orers shortened screw's for more comfortable wear. And because badge with shortened screw and probably without correct screwback plate is not so easy to sell, they soldered to the badge later type screw with screwback plate.
EricFG Wrote:I returned a bad academy badge and exchanged it... :)
So when I take the bad academy badge back, 7 days after I bought it, to the dealer with whom I've spent almost a grand over the last year I take him aside, in private away from customers, and say 'John, I'd like to return this please, I'm not quite satisfied with it'. He says 'I don't give a f*#@, go see my assistant (Joe (fake names, both)). I'm taken aback put persevere; 'John I'd just like to point out what might be wrong with this, just so you you can be informed.' Again, 'I don't care, go see Joe'. Sheesh....
So I go to Joe, do my deal, explain what's wrong with the badge....he seems to at least listen to what I say.....and I ask him 'What's wrong with John?' He says 'he's having a really bad day'. OK, I think. I'll let the attitude slide.
So as I leave I make sure and say to the dealer John 'Thanks, I appreciate your help in this'. He goes off on me again; 'he's no Soviet expert', 'Joe's the expert', he's been giving me great deals for a year now'.....then he says 'if it was Nazi (what John specializes in) he'd "throw me the f*#@ out the door".
What did I do to deserve that???????
And when do you think I'll be going back there, any time soon? :confused:
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
EricFG Wrote:What did I do to deserve that???????
And when do you think I'll be going back there, any time soon? :confused:
Eric, if it's the militaria store in Naples, most of his 3rd Reich award documents are bad too, so if he's an "expert", steer clear. You shouldn't tolerate that treatment.
Yep, that's "him" Paul.
I should add that the dozen other times I've been there he's been very polite, nice and helpful.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
03-25-2007, 12:03 AM (This post was last modified: 03-25-2007, 12:07 AM by EricFG.)
EricFG Wrote:Some observations:
2) The small triangle, exactly at 12 o'clock, above the white enameled circle is not enameled with red (dunno if it should be or not).
I went through this whole thread and checked almost every image and found no examples of "the small triangle" to which I refer above.
Attached is an image of said triangle with a pink, inverted 'v' above it. I might add that all three images are of the same badge.
Also I took a sideways shot of the badge to give an idea of it's thickness.
You might notice the spool of thread I use as a stand for all my screwback images. :o
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
Just wanted to give this a bump to see if there were any opinions.
I did see one at Igor's place that's very similar so I feel fairly good.
TIA
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
And that "gunk" may be a way to help authenticate some of the older badges, at least for the time being?
BTW, that stuff is dry, and it flakes off under one's fingernail when one tries to remove it. A stiff nylon brush removed most of it (and the patina as well).
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
And that "gunk" may be a way to help authenticate some of the older badges, at least for the time being?
BTW, that stuff is dry, and it flakes off under one's fingernail when one tries to remove it. A stiff nylon brush removed most of it (and the patina as well).
The "gunk" sounds like it might be epoxy resin, a simple, strong, no-heat repair method. I don't think it authenticates anything, but it doesn't disqualify anything, either.
