OBVERSE PHOTOS OF SPECIMEN -- THESE WERE TAKEN BACK IN 1997 WITH COLOR FILM, NOT DIGITAL. WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK I SHALL REPEAT THE REVERSE PRESENTATION USING MY DIGITAL CAMERA. THE OBVERSE PHOTO IN THE ABOVE POSTING MORE CLOSELY REPRESENTS OF THE ACTUAL FINISH OF THIS SPECIMEN.
POINT TO CONSIDER ... THIS MAY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN AN ATTEMPT BY THE PRODUCER TO BREAK INTO THE AREA OF LUFTWAFFE BADGE PRODUCTION NEAR THE END OF THE THIRD REICH PERIOD. SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BUT, WITH THE WAR ENDING BEFORE IT COULD BE APPROVED, SIMPLY STORED THE ORIGINAL DIES, REDISCOVERING THEM IN THE 60'S AND PRODUCING THE COPIES, AS WE KNOW THEM TODAY?
I WISH TO NOTE, I AM NOT COMPARING THIS SPECIMENT TO THE KNOWN LUFTWAFFE COMBINED PILOT AND OBSERVER BADGE WITH DIAMONDS. MORE SO, I AGREE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE LATER THEORY PRESENTED IN MY EARLIER QUOTES IN MY INITIAL POSTING.
