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    Handgranatenwerfer armbadge fieldgrey ww1?

    Hi!

    Can anybody tell me, what it is? Badge for Handgranatenwerfer?

    It is c. 10 x 5,5 cm.

    Thanks for help!
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      It came with other things from a soldier, who fought in ww1 and he served in the Reichswehr until 1920.
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        badge

        Mid-war there were Sturmtruppen who wore the silhouette of a hand grenade on their left sleeve and this would appear to be what you have. In photos they look like cut out images as opposed to thread embroidery. Some one will most likey "Chip" in with more information.

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          Originally posted by pauke View Post
          Mid-war there were Sturmtruppen who wore the silhouette of a hand grenade on their left sleeve and this would appear to be what you have. In photos they look like cut out images as opposed to thread embroidery. Some one will most likey "Chip" in with more information.
          Thanks for the info!

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              I'm no expert on these. But, I always thought they were a black silhouette on field-gray. However, I've also heard of field made badges. So, this could be one of those.
              According to the stamp in his pass, he was in the Freikorps unit, Sturm-Batl Pfeffer, which had a sleeve badge that was a rearing Westphalian horse. However, it's possible that some added some extra bling with a badge like this. It does look home-made.

              Chip will likely be able to solve this.
              Last edited by Brian L.; 03-13-2015, 06:29 AM.

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                I do like it......

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                  I like it to.

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                    I've seen similar insignia in period photos, but as bolewts58 says, it's normally a black cut-out shape on a field gray backing. This one appears to have been sewn to something. Is that correct? The wool backing is very shoddy looking.

                    I would at least give it a black-light test. There is no end to the variations of unofficial insignia and I would think during the immediate postwar era, there would have been a better chance of a field made patch being produced.

                    Chip

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                      Hi Chip!

                      Thanks for your thoughts!

                      I think the same, a badge from the period after ww1, 1919/20.
                      Last edited by Sergeant 08; 03-15-2015, 05:08 PM.

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