DDR Badge ID?

[Brig]

What is this thing for? Missing the pin, marked K+Q

[ehrentitle]

It's a Bundeswehr (West German) Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency in Silver: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_...ry_Proficiency

[Brig]

had a 50/50 chance on guessing which side of the wall, and I guessed wrong

thanks. nice quality for something that didn't come around until 1980

[torstenbel]

Any badge or insignia with an eagle on it is not east german. Cheers, Torsten.

[Ralph P]

Thread moved to the correct forum.

[Collectinsteve]

That one is in rough shape! I wonder what it was used for? The pin has been purposefully removed and it looks like it's seen a lot of contact with Mother Nature.

Steve

[Proud Kraut]

Most likely made by Klein & Quenzer ("KQ") in Idar-Oberstein.

[Brig]

That one is in rough shape! I wonder what it was used for? The pin has been purposefully removed and it looks like it's seen a lot of contact with Mother Nature.

Steve

sewn to a cap maybe?

[Proud Kraut]

sewn to a cap maybe?

Or maybe used as metal badge on a car's grill?

[Brig]

Or maybe used as metal badge on a car's grill?

That would actually be pretty cool

[Collectinsteve]

heh... yes, it would be!

Steve

[speedytop]

Hi,

nothing like your assumptions.

I think, that the needle system oxidized away in the ground contact.

Only a few makers had in the first time this riveted needle system, e.g. Klein & Quenzer and Haupt. Haupt had better rivets.

Uwe