Hi guys, what do you make out of this badge, is it legit in your opinion?, regards, Juan
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Hi Juan,
It's nothing to do with the Kriegsmarine, but my understanding is that's a 1935-36 Olympic publicity pin. They show up for sale for about $100 U.S.
I don't know enough about them to judge authenticity, but yours seems quite nice.
Here's a hoard of them posted by WAF member "Gran Sasso" and as you can see they appear in both horizontal and stickpin format.
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---NormAttached Files
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Here's another one from eBay, like yours, with the initials "C.P" engraved in the reverse above the "Ges.Gesch."Last edited by Norm F; 07-03-2016, 11:05 AM.
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Originally posted by Leroy View PostSome officers from the Class of 1936 from the Naval Academy wore these on their caps and I believe there was also a U-Boat which utilized these.
Having said that, without provenance the vast majority of these pin would be simple souvenirs rather than have been worn on an officer's cap.
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---NormAttached Files
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These pins are certainly an area worth studying.
There's a surprising amount of variety in the markings. Here are five engravings of the "C.P. Ges. Gesch." (and the one marked "L.N. Ges. Gesch." in relief for comparison). No two are exactly alike. For an item supposedly mass produced in the hundreds of thousands, I would have expected them to use a die that incorporated the markings (like the L.N. example) to avoid the extra labour?
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---NormAttached Files
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Two more examples from the same vendor's site. First the one like the opening post (I'll call this Type 1) and second the variant with the open overlaps in the rings and the shorter setup (Type 2). From the vendor's descriptions it can be seen that the "Type 2" is 1/2" longer and interestingly he attributes the initials "CP" to Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen.
Type 1:
SIZE: Approximately 9/16” in height and 1-1/4” in width.
CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Plated brass, enamel.
ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with C catch.
MARKINGS: C P (for Carl Poellath), GES GESCH.
Type 2:
SIZE: Approximately 11/16” in height and 1-3/4” in length.
CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Plated brass, enamel.
ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with C catch.
MARKINGS: C P (for Carl Poellath), GES GESCH.
It look like the "Type 1" is what the woman is wearing in the photo in post #4.
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