Sivart Posted March 2, 2010 Share #701 Posted March 2, 2010 Anyone know just what the numbers following the makers mark mean? Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEaton01 Posted March 2, 2010 Share #702 Posted March 2, 2010 Anyone know just what the numbers following the makers mark mean? Travis Nice German-made example! I believe Assman assigned each type of insignia they made a specific number. For example, a CIB is #191, a Command Pilot wing is #320, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted March 2, 2010 Share #703 Posted March 2, 2010 Travis, Nice badge. I love the wreath. Any idea of the era?? WWII or Korea maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 3, 2010 Share #704 Posted March 3, 2010 Travis, Nice badge. I love the wreath. Any idea of the era?? WWII or Korea maybe. Frank - Thanks for the info, I always wondered about that. Makes sense though, the Assmann made EIB pictured earlier in this thread is numbered 190 so this one seems to be in sequence. Jim - I tried to get more information from the seller, but all he could tell me was that it belonged to his grandpa who was "in the battle of Okinawa". He said his grandfather died many many years ago and that he never knew him and that is all that his grandmother could tell him. He was selling many items that belonged to his grandparents, both of whom are now deceased. There were some military related items, but not to the extent that it appeared as though his grandpa collected militaria, so I am assuming the CIB belonged to him. Sad that the info is lost.... Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 15, 2010 Share #705 Posted March 15, 2010 VN era with blue rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 21, 2010 Share #706 Posted March 21, 2010 Don't think I've seen one of these CIB bracelets on the thread yet, here is one I just got. Nice thing is that the soldier engraved his name and ASN on the reverse. I would be suspicious normally, but the patina IN the engraving looks age appropriate and it was done fairly crudely so I'm thinking home made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 21, 2010 Share #707 Posted March 21, 2010 My Gemsco first award...... Still looking for a second award like Jim's to keep it company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted March 21, 2010 Share #708 Posted March 21, 2010 Hey Travis, Nice badges. The Gemsco are really nice. Run the ASN # from the bracelet on NARA and see what comes up. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted March 22, 2010 Share #709 Posted March 22, 2010 Don't think I've seen one of these CIB bracelets on the thread yet, here is one I just got. Nice thing is that the soldier engraved his name and ASN on the reverse. I would be suspicious normally, but the patina IN the engraving looks age appropriate and it was done fairly crudely so I'm thinking home made. Follow up...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted March 22, 2010 Share #710 Posted March 22, 2010 Travis, That's nice. I wonder if you could put a face to it. Pretty cool when you can find more informatuion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legionnairedu2 Posted March 24, 2010 Share #711 Posted March 24, 2010 Hello to all the friends, I fell on a professional salesman who has stores it CIB of mark(brand) J.BALME. The prices are not given 80euros the CIB 1awards and 100euros for the second modéle, it all the same dear(expensive) but reasonable. He(it) has stores 3 details(rooms) C.I.B 1 award and 3 awards details(rooms) C.I.B 2 the new whole. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted April 10, 2010 Share #712 Posted April 10, 2010 Different looking 2nd award, the blue background is a piece of blue plastic. The badge is fairly heavy for its size, just over 2 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted April 10, 2010 Share #713 Posted April 10, 2010 Hello to all the friends,I fell on a professional salesman who has stores it CIB of mark(brand) J.BALME. The prices are not given 80euros the CIB 1awards and 100euros for the second modéle, it all the same dear(expensive) but reasonable. He(it) has stores 3 details(rooms) C.I.B 1 award and 3 awards details(rooms) C.I.B 2 the new whole. Fred J. Balme is a French maker, yes? Do you have photos? Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted April 19, 2010 Share #714 Posted April 19, 2010 Some cloth that just arrived. The Italian made one just might be my new favorite. The second one is a modern made copy, but it was so well done that I grabbed it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted April 19, 2010 Share #715 Posted April 19, 2010 Travis, Those are nice. When I saw you selling CIB's I thought either you were bailing or the world was coming to an end. Glad you're still in it. It's been a while but I have one I've been looking for on the way. Maybe it will arrive today. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted April 20, 2010 Share #716 Posted April 20, 2010 Travis, Those are nice. When I saw you selling CIB's I thought either you were bailing or the world was coming to an end. Glad you're still in it. It's been a while but I have one I've been looking for on the way. Maybe it will arrive today. Jim I decided to part with some of my items to allow me to focus my efforts a bit more narrowly. And I needed a new table saw. Don't worry though, I'm not bailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted April 22, 2010 Share #717 Posted April 22, 2010 Travis, Here is a screw back I picked up recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted April 22, 2010 Share #718 Posted April 22, 2010 Nice one Jim. Thanks to a forum member I was also able to pick up a screwback example, though yours looks to be in better shape! :thumbsup: I really like how the German variations seem to come in different shades of blue, makes them stick out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPMMILITARY Posted April 24, 2010 Share #719 Posted April 24, 2010 Here are a few of my CIBs to get the ball rolling. The top CIB is the standard 3-inch version: NICE COLLECTION, I DID NOT KNOW THEY CAME IN THIS MANEY SIZES....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted May 3, 2010 Share #720 Posted May 3, 2010 My newest German made CIB. Can any of you TR guys id the maker from the pin and catch? Is that even possible? Plus, I got a partner for my Assmann en route as I type this.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 8, 2010 Share #721 Posted May 8, 2010 100% fake !!! sold in Germany just added 3 gold stars (taken from a Dominican Republic rank insignia) at a silver CIB look at the price, just faked to make money. http://cgi.ebay.de/US-Orden-Gold-Uniform-A...=item3cacc59a4a Where is the Shooting command to stop this ... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted May 8, 2010 Share #722 Posted May 8, 2010 100% fake !!! sold in Germany just added 3 gold stars (taken from a Dominican Republic rank insignia) at a silver CIB look at the price, just faked to make money. http://cgi.ebay.de/US-Orden-Gold-Uniform-A...=item3cacc59a4a Where is the Shooting command to stop this ... Michael I think this one is pretty obvious to anyone who has collected these for any length of time. Thanks for posting. You might also post this in the fakes section of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted May 11, 2010 Share #723 Posted May 11, 2010 New EIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted May 11, 2010 Share #724 Posted May 11, 2010 Funny how the same company used different shades for their EIB/CIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivart Posted May 11, 2010 Share #725 Posted May 11, 2010 VN Gemsco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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