Imperial Stickpins, badges vet awards and enamel pins...

[Eric Stahlhut]

Finally for today--a interesting pinback with what looks like a nail on it. You tell me!

Some fundraising drives had large wooden statues. The donors would take the nail that was provided with the Spende and hammer it into the effigy. Different levels of contribution meant different types of nails-- iron, brass, etc. This happened towards the middle of the war. Towards the end of the war these metal-encrusted statues were taken down and the copious amounts of metal on them were further used towards the war effort.

[Tony Colson]

Been thinking about starting this tread for a while. This is one of my interests and I thought I would share some of the goodies as I photo them and catalog them.. Here are three newbies to start the action. Please add any that you have--I will also show veteran stickpins, medal and badges here--so--let the fun begin.. Mike

Hi Mike,
I have a whole board full of Imperial German stickpins. I'd like to send you a scan or a photo. Perhaps yu can help me ID some of them. I also collect Imperial German Vet badges.
Cheers,
Tony Colson

[Mike Dunn]

Eric, that is interesting and I did not know that! Thanks for sharing the information.

Tony, welcome to the forum and feel free to send me scans when you can. Will try and help out IDing them. Mike

[Tony Colson]

Eric, that is interesting and I did not know that! Thanks for sharing the information.

Tony, welcome to the forum and feel free to send me scans when you can. Will try and help out IDing them. Mike

Hi Mike,
I'm not too sure I know how.
Is there are tutorial as to how to send a picture on this web site? I already have the board with the stickpins scanned; what I need to know is how to transfer the scan to your address. Any help would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I also have a large number of veterans association badges. Is it legal for me to say on this site that some ar for either trade or for sale? I want to make sure that everything I do is chrystal clear and that I don't end up stepping on my you know what and spoiling a really great thing that Wehrmacht-awards is. Thanks for your help.
Tony

[Chip M]

Mike,

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it to you, but your cased, enamel badge is from a former member of the 1.bayr.Feldartillerie-Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold, garrisoned in Munich.

Chip

[Mike Dunn]

Thanks very much Chip! Post WWI? Mike

[Tom Y]

A nice Garde Star

[Peter J.]

I checked Hüsken's book for this badge. I came up with one named Keiserlicher Motor-Yacht-Club that looked similar and one named Deutscher Motoryacht-Verband than wasn't pictured. Has anyone seen this badge with Motor Yacht Club von Deutschland

KR
Peter

I posted this in a thread of it's own, so here goes again

KR
Peter

[Mike Dunn]

Here is a 50 year medal from Rhein Fuss Artillery Regt 8. Nice to get one on a ribbon

[Mike Dunn]

reverse..

[Tony Colson]

Artillery Vet Badge

reverse..

Hi Mike,
yes, that one is really rather nice, ribbon and all. Curious that it has ribbons that are the colors of Bavaria. I have some of the same general type, i.e. two leaders in profile, almost always looking from right to left (the Kaiser's favorite stance?) and they are for Infantry, Artillery, etc., all however, without exception, with the face of William II. Popular guy! Nice badge.

[Chip M]

Mike,
I don't think there is any way to know for sure if this Bavarian artillery pin is pre- or postwar. The quality is very high, so if I had to guess, I would say prewar.

Chip

[Mike Dunn]

Here is a new arrival today from a fellow forum member. Love this Wurttembug badge! Mike

[Mike Dunn]

Here are a few more goodies to share. Mike

[Mike Dunn]

neat stickpin.