Sturmbaon 13: real or fake?

[valsente]

Hello guys,
how about this badge?
Thanks. Val

[Chip M]

I'm guessing it is a reproduction because of the "anchors" for the pin and catch. Never seen anything like them on a WWI badge. I've got to say, however, that the stamping looks well done. I have the same badge (though not enameled) and it is manufacturer marked on the back of the skull.

Chip

[valsente]

I'm guessing it is a reproduction because of the "anchors" for the pin and catch. Never seen anything like them on a WWI badge. I've got to say, however, that the stamping looks well done. I have the same badge (though not enameled) and it is manufacturer marked on the back of the skull.

Chip

Yes Chip, that's the suspicious thing!
But, why using such anchors instead of normal WWI pin and catch?

[Chip M]

I think it was because the pin and catch assemblies were so flimsy on the original badges. On the other hand, this could be a feature of a "deluxe" enameled version. Still, those "feet" remind me of postwar badges. In comparison, yours is a better detailed example than mine! Now, I'm leaning again toward yours being just being a deluxe model.

I was wrong about the markings. They are not on the back of the skull (I was thinking of another badge), but are rather on the reverse, bottom left on the wreath. Here they are.

Chip

[valsente]

I think it was because the pin and catch assemblies were so flimsy on the original badges. On the other hand, this could be a feature of a "deluxe" enameled version. Still, those "feet" remind me of postwar badges. In comparison, yours is a better detailed example than mine! Now, I'm leaning again toward yours being just being a deluxe model.

Hi Chip,
thanks a lot for your opinion that matches with mine. The badge is too fine and detailed to be a fake. It could be a postwar ( WWI ) production ordered by some officer who was awarded with it and who desired to wear the best decorations on his uniform.
Val