SS-Zivilabzeichen attributed to its original recipient

[RaymondG]

Hi

I have always been fascinated by numbers and attributable items and started making a database of SS civilian pin numbers and their original owners around two years ago, to go along with my general research on the SS-Zivilabzeichen.

Around eight months ago, I was able to identify the original owner of a Gahr manufactured pin, which is now in the custody of a good friend of mine, John Pepera.

The pin in question is numbered 7391 and here are a couple of images of it. It is a beauty!

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And the back, showing the issue number

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And one last one in its presentation box

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Now the pin came as is shown, with no supporting documentation to give a clue to its original owner.

When updating some more pin numbers, I found that SS-ZA Nr#7391 was reported as lost in October 1938 and belonged to a Richard Reichert.

Here is the extract which tied the man to the pin

[RaymondG]

Here is a brief biography of Reichert that I have culled from Officer Lists and John P Moore's 'Fuhrerliste'

Reichert, Richard

DOB: 28.11.09 Munich
SS Nr: 17,842
Partei Nr: 865,255

Rank/Promotions:

20.4.36 Untersturmfuhrer
9.11.39 Obersturmfuhrer
6.41 Hauptsturmfuhrer

Assignments
1938 DAL – Stab RFSS
1941 Hauptamt SS-Gericht

Awards (as of 1938 - the last Officer List he is listed in)
Totenkopfring
Sports Award
SS-Zivilabzeichen 7391

[RaymondG]

John has kindly allowed me to use his images of his SS-ZA and I am using this example of an attributable item to illustrate a point.

That point is that what people think cannot be researched, or is impossible to research, is a really fluid statement and it changes over time. New information is being found and compiled by many enthusiasts around the world and it is worth checking and re-checking if you have failed before in your attempts to attribute a Gold Part Badge, a dagger, a ring etc etc. You may be disappointed again, but then again, you may get lucky and tie a name to a number.

I think I was as thrilled as John to get this one in the bag as I always said that I only wanted to attribute one and I am glad it was his pin.

He has since tried to give me the pin as a token of our friendship, but I keep refusing. Honest! OK, I am lying!

I hope that one or two of you will find this as interesting a subject area as I do

Raymond