THE AUTHOR WISHES TO THANK RAY,GENE AND JACQUES CALERO OF THE WERMACHT AWARDS WEB SITE FOR THE USE OF SOME PICTURES ON THIS SITE.
ARMY FLAK GALLERY
LUFTWAFFE/AIRFORCE
ON THE LEFT IS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF AN "A" MARKED BADGE. ON THE RIGHT A MID-WAR BADGE...NOTICE THE "RAISED" A MARK.
EARLY TOMBAK...THE CLASSIC BREHMER
THE NOT SO CLASSIC...2ND PATTERN (HEAVY STYLE). SOME COLLECTORS LIKE THESE AND SOME DO NOT. THE AUTHOR IS UNDECIDED.
MID-WAR BREHMER...NOTICE MAKER MARK IS CHANGED. BADGE IS OF LESSER QUALITY (ZINC MATERIAL)
UNMARKED BREHMER....EARLY QUALITY.
NOTICE THAT NONE OF THESE BADGES SAY "VIEN"(VIENNA).....SURE SIGN OF A REPRODUCTION.
NICE NICKEL SILVER 2ND PATTERN JUNCKER, 1ST PATTERN HAD THE GEARS ON THE BREECH BLOCK
ZINC BADGE WITH THE TRADITIONAL WERNSTEIN HINGE AND CATCH.
GWL WAS THE ONLY MAKER WHO USED RIVETS TO ATTACH THE EAGLE TO THE BADGE.
THIS MAKER IS UNIDENTIFIED. THESE ARE SOME OF THE NICEST MADE. I HAVE SEEN THEM IN SILVER(ABOVE...LOOKS TO BE 800 SILVER THOUGH NOT MARKED),TOMBAK MATERIAL, AND ZINC (SHOWN BELOW).
1ST PATTERN JUNCKER. NOTICE GEARS UNDER BREECH BLOCK ON DETAIL PIC OF GUN
UNCOMMON 2D PATTERN UNMARKED IN SILVER PLATED TOMBAC, CRISP DETAILS UNLIKE THE NICKEL SILVER BADGES "SOFTER" LOOK.
LATER WAR ZINC UNMARKED, ATTRIBUTED TO JUNCKER, BADGE.
