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Spanish Flea Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:39 pm

So the other day i stop at a yard sale and start looking though a jewelery box and i found this. No story from the owner.

So what is it?


And click on the below links for detail pix..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2322528574_87d0966879_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2321705119_582311c0da_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2321700995_6db974f125_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/2321695493_7bc925f0d1_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2321689841_d4096b0584_o.jpg

Spanish Flea

53 0val Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:04 pm

Rally badge, but that one's not real.

veewee25 Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:29 pm

How can you tell??

53 0val Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:54 am

Wrong finish..........wrong pin......wrong backing.

Spanish Flea Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:31 am

53 0val wrote: Wrong finish..........wrong pin......wrong backing.

Well i've got two questions.

What was the Rally about?

And what would be the correct details?

Are there any photos of a correct badge?

Spanish Flea

53 0val Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:46 am

This badge has be covered several times in here before. The badge was a Nazi Party rally in Hannover. Its main goal was to collect money and show support for the "Party"..........it's emphasis was the Hitler Youth. The badge came in a silver finish with three different color leather backs that corresponded to the uniform colors of the services. The pin on the reverse was a "safety" style pin that was attached to the leather backing with a "brown" glue.

Do a search, if you need pictures, there are many in here.

vwtoyguy Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:49 am

That and the backing on his badge is dated 1942. :lol:

Spanish Flea Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:54 am

So this is a original?





Spanish Flea

53 0val Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:33 am

It looks OG. The real test would be a "black" light on the glue. The finish is correct, and the leather shows the appropriate shrinkage on the front and the texture and color is correct on the reverse. It has a much better chance at being original than the one you first posted.

twinwindows Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:11 am

Not trying to high jack this thread but what is the story on this piece Bob? I had it a while and was told you would have found these screwed to the top of a pen for a high official at the factory?





53 0val Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:41 am

Never existed Carlos..................Post war fantasy piece. Pole tops......"standard" tops.......are a very collectable 3rd Reich artifacts, and have been well studied and documented for many years. Flags were perhaps the most important visual aspect of the Nazi movement, and this carry-over from the age of heraldry is still very important to the German people. The construction of that "pen" top is very poor. The Germans were very skilled at metal work during the pre-war years, and would never had put that quality of "casting" out. This is typical to post war fakes with regard to its lack of quality.

enjoy the VieW Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:30 am

Bob,

How about this one??

Thx
Frank




53 0val Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:50 am

enjoy the VieW wrote: Bob,

How about this one??

Thx
Frank





Right material, correct pin, correct glue. It looks good Frank. I'd hit it with a black light just to be sure.

enjoy the VieW Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:59 am

Bob,

What happens with the glue?
Different color?

Thx
Frank

53 0val Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:22 am

enjoy the VieW wrote: Bob,

What happens with the glue?
Different color?

Thx
Frank

Under a black light the glue will show no reflection. It will look like a dark mark. It will not glow.

elkriss Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:11 pm

why the eagle isn't looking to the left?

53 0val Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:05 pm

elkriss wrote: why the eagle isn't looking to the left?

Political eagle vs Military eagle................Guess what this one is. :wink:

That's the simple answer........there was actually several different eagle shapes in the Third Reich (four different National Eagle shapes and perhaps as many as 12 different organization shapes.) The direction of the head before the war vs the the direction of the head during the war depended upon whether the organization was politically funded or whether the military funded the organization. (During the war several political eagles changed direction. :wink:) You should also note that the swastika moved to a different axis after Germany attacked Poland. By looking at the eagle you can tell if it was a political organization or a military organization and if you're really savvy, you can even know the approximate year of the award by looking at the angle of the swastika arms. Probably too much information................ The badge is correct. :wink:

IN2VWS Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:12 pm

elkriss wrote: why the eagle isn't looking to the left?

Depends which perspsctive you are looking at it from.
From the eagle point of view, he is looking to the left. :wink: :D

elkriss Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:07 am

IN2VWS wrote: elkriss wrote: why the eagle isn't looking to the left?

Depends which perspsctive you are looking at it from.
From the eagle point of view, he is looking to the left. :wink: :D

i mean his other left 8)

lemke Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:19 pm

How about this one Bob? What's the story on it? Is it real???








j/k

Seriously - it would be nice if there was a "lapel pin sticky" on this forum.



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