DNSAP Stickpin

[RonR]

Czechoslovakian Deutsche Nationalsozialische Arbeiterpartei stickpin for review...

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[RonR]

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[sjl]

I thought this was the pin for Strasser's Nazi offshoot party between 1923 and 1925.

[Br. James]

Interesting piece, Ron...I don't recall seeing it's like before. But wasn't the "DNSAP" the Austrian version of the Nazi Party -- perhaps its precursor?

Br. James

[RonR]

Thanks guys for the feedback.

Confused by this one as well, but used the description from Husken's "Katalog der Abzeichen deutscher Organisationen 1871-1945".

Any other information is greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

[kyles bullets]

wiki says there was 3 DNSAP organizations...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNSAP

[sjl]

It's the membership pin of the Deutschsozialistische Partei (DSP). Here's a link to a previous discussion where I researched it.

The Deutschsozialistische Partei (DSP) existed 1920-22 before being mostly absorbed into the NSDAP. One of its leaders was Julius Streicher, who joined the NSDAP in 1922.

It had influences and cross-membership with the Thulegesellschaft and the Deutschvölkischen Schutz- und Trutzbundes. It ran candidates in a few elections - most of whom did dismally, getting only 0.03% of the vote in the 1920 Reichstag elections.

The DSP was essentially an anti-Semitic, anti-reparations, ultra-nationalist party with Streicher as one of the founders and leaders, that was the "main rival" on the right of the very early NSDAP and was eventually consumed by it. There is even a grainy photo of this type of pin in the NSDAP Hauptarchiv in the Hoover Institute microfilm collection.

I have the pin in my collection. I think it is pretty rare.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=412673

[RonR]

Many thanks for that link!

I had forgotten about that discussion.

Best regards,

[Don Scowen]

Here's my Austrian made button hole version....

Cheers
Don

[jabnus]

Hi,

I have one as well on a stickpin, that came recently together with my 1927 RPT badge from the same owner, indicating it was very early. I know i have seen it somewhere in a mid 1920's booklet but don't have that myself. When looking into the pin it turned out that it was also used in Austria. Isn't it possible that the design was later used in Austria too? This is quite confusing. The pin is shown a few times in Huesken (im not at home so can't check the pages now).

These are very confusing pins (and designs) and not widespread known among collectors. It would be very nice if we could find out for sure what they are.


best regards,
Gaston

[sjl]

The Deutschsozialistische Partei (DSP) was a pan-German Völkish party, so it makes sense there would be Austrian chapters as well.

I think it has been pretty conclusively identified out of the NSDAP Hauptarchiv.

[jabnus]

It might be identified then, but it leaves (at least for me) still something to wonder.

i don't want to downtalk a rare badge (is it that rare?), even more so one i have myself, but i wonder: if this is the first parteiabzeichen why is it so commonly available? The early NSDAP badges are very rare, whereas this is quite easy to find for the price of a "normal" rzm memberbadge.

Also, why don't all (or lets say "more") collectors buy this readily avaliable early badge? All "Kampfzeit" badges are quite wanted?

[Peter J.]

First time I encounter this badge, hence my experience is zero. One question that pops up, is the document posted by sjl contemporary? The design equals the badge posted by Don and the one in Hüsken's catalogue. Ron's on the other is rotated 90 degrees and the quality of the swastika isn't exactly flawless.

cheers
Peter

[sjl]

As mentioned, the photo is from the NSDAP Haupatrchiv - the NSDAP's own archives of its history - currently available on microfilm at the Hoover Institute. You don't get much more contemporary than that.

It is also marked by the NSDAP archives as the "first party badge" with the date of 1920 and Julius Streicher's name and the name of the first member, Fritz Wriedt from Kiel. The party referred to is not the NSDAP, but Streicher's right-wing rival DSP. The NSDAP Hauptarchiv has photos of various early, allied and proto-Nazi membership badges, many of which would amaze the average collector.

My experience is there are few of these to be seen. The party only existed 1920-22 and was very small. If they are undervalued, it's because their history is mostly unknown.

There is no significance to them appearing rotated at various angles. Here's mine. I didn't pay a lot for it either.

[jabnus]

It is also marked by the NSDAP archives as the "first party badge" with the date of 1920 and Julius Streicher's name and the name of the first member, Fritz Wriedt from Kiel. The party referred to is not the NSDAP, but Streicher's right-wing rival DSP. The NSDAP Hauptarchiv has photos of various early, allied and proto-Nazi membership badges, many of which would amaze the average collector.

Hi, i can confirm this as i've seen it a few months ago in a 1925 publication that showed several early badges, i really wish i bid more or saved the pictures, but i was not into the badge at the time.


Does anyone know where the Austrian connection comes from? Which reference works(s) besides Huesken mention this? It would be nice if we could confirm or not if it was Austrian at all?