German-American Bund medal

[birdie]

Are there collectors for these? Bund shooting awars, appears to be sterling. Any info appreciated Thanks in advance..Chris

[Discostu]

Hi Chris,

I am sure there are collectors out there somewhere though I guess value wouldn't be super high-there were a ton of Bunds in North America. Check out this flag I found made in Alberta, Canada recently:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=nazi+alberta

[birdie]

Thanks

thanks disco-duck

neat flag

[Scott C.]

There was a book written a couple of years ago about American Bund collectables - the author had an amazing display of AB items at the SOS that year. You might try a Google search to reach collectors.

[Don Scowen]

Discostu, there is a book specifically on the various Canadian Fascist groups, called "The Swastika and the Maple Leaf - Fascist movements in Canada in the Thirties" by Lita-Rose Betcherman which you may find useful....

It can usually be found on Ebay or Abebooks.com for a few $'s

The book on the American Bund is from Bender & called "They too were Americans" by Scott Freeland


Cheers
Don

[paulj]

The badge pre-dates the German-American Bund by decades. Germans immigrants fought in the Civil War. Many were Schuetzen in their own German regiments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_..._the_Civil_War

The New Jersey Independent Germania Schuetzenbund is listed as a certified organization in 1902 but goes back before that. Here's a site that lists them participating in a parade in 1888. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grand_...nt_Celebration

Here's another site with lots of info on German rifle clubs and Schutzenfest from the early part of the century including photos showing badges like yours.
http://schutzen.sdpcrs.com/bobtylershistory.htm