Skylinechili Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Maker is BSW. Has a last name as well. Was this common? Seems like a lot of pilot badges have names on the rear. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 BSW is the maker's mark of Gebrüder Schneider in Wien (Vienna). Someone has scratched his name onto the back of the badge, "Beutin", this is sometimes seen on Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine badges. They should have got them engraved, but probably did not have the opportunity at the time, so scratched in. Name Beutin found in the telephone book, total of 84 entries, private and companies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Nice badge! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylinechili Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 Could find only one Beutin. Gerhard Beutin Rank- Oberfeldwebel Awards: DK-G (3/25/43 Post.), EP, EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational Clasp Killed in action 60 confirmed victories. I was able to find detailed chart of his victories. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A very historic peace, worth more research. Gerhard Beutin - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, 25.3.1943, 3./J.G.54 BEUTIN, Gerhard. (DOB: 05.10.19 in Sassnitz). 25.06.43 Ofw., 3./JG 54 KIA vic Biarritz? Credited with 60 victories. http://www.ww2.dk/LwOffz Change Log 2017.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Here's a nice early pilots badge we got in today. Early war tombac construction pilots badge, non maker marked FLL for Friedrich Linden of Ludenscheid. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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