Notes to remember:

Materials used: Buntmetall and Zinc. As with other Heer combat badges Bernhard Heinrich Mayer IABs are almost identical in design to Frank & ReifCompany IABs. There are many interesting theories surrounding these two makers. One of my best friends is of the opinion that Frank & Reif didn't make buntmetall badges at all, and that we are wrongly assigning hollow buntmetall IABs, GABs and PABs to Frank & Reif, when in fact these were made by Bernhard Heinrich Mayer's Hofkunstprägeanstalt in Pforzheim . In his opinion Frank & Reif was only a contractor for B. H. Mayer. While I find this theory very interesting, I know that it would be almost impossible to prove.
One of variants from this maker features a classic ÜÜ hardware setup. Please see pictures from bottom of this page for details.

Rarity scale: 6/10; with LDO L/18 code 7.5/10

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (silver grade with L/18 LDO code): obverse

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (silver grade with L/18 LDO code): reverse

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (silver grade with L/18 LDO code): hinge

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (silver grade with L/18 LDO code): catch

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (with ÜÜ like hinge): obverse

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (with ÜÜ like hinge): reverse

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (with ÜÜ like hinge): hinge

Bernhard Heinrich Mayer in buntmetall (with ÜÜ like hinge): catch

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