Two Large Enamel NSFK Badges - original??

[emilitaria_usmc]

A fellow collector mailed these 2 badges to me.
I like the Reichswettkampfe 1939 badge but the poor condition on the reverse of both of them is a red flag to me.
Is anyone familiar with these two? Are they repros or original?

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NSFK Deutschlandflug 1938: 54 x 40 mm, G Brehmer Ges. gesch.

Reichswettkampfe Alpenzielflug 1939: 57 x 42 mm, Ges. Gesch., 2 letters inside a diamond.

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[emilitaria_usmc]

[ATTACH]3720261[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]3720262[/ATTACH]

[nachomenorca]

Hi!

I'm absolutely not an expert but I don't like the Coffin shaped plates in the back of both of them, wait for other opinions, maybe I'm wrong.

Hope it helps

Best regards

Nacho

[John T]

These never saw the light of day in Hitler's time. They began to appear in the 80s, maybe even the 70s, neat looking though--

[Duzig]

Out of curiousity, I did not think that these were considered the coffin shaped pin plates people usually refer to. While I agree that these are not original badges the pin plates I"ve seen referred to as coffin shaped are different than what's shown here. Am I correct in thinking that? Attached is a picture of what I thought a coffin pin plate was.
thanks
Duzig(Bill)

[jimmy72]

Coffin Pin Plate

[Duzig]

Hello,
Jimmy, thanks for showing that back plate, I believe the one I show is also used only on bogus badges ? Thanks again
Duzig(Bill)

[jimmy72]

Agreed Bill , the one you show looks like a variation of a coffin plate commonly used on junk badges . Thanks for posting that example . Cheers !

[Duzig]

Jimmy,
thanks for your reply. Not being a badge collector per se I wanted to make sure both pin plates were considered not of the time period
thanks
Bill

[jimmy72]

Sounds good , Bill . One thing you have to consider when looking at attachments on badges is " Don't judge by the attachment ". Meaning that sometimes we see a known bad attachment , coffin for example , used as a replacement pin on a good period badge . So while the attachment is crap you could overlook a rare or interesting period badge . Jo covers this in his Party Badge book as a caution and it makes a hell of a lot of sense.

[Lloyds]

Flock used to sell lots of these NSKK badges back in the 1980s-90s at the big shows in Germany he had about 3-4 different ones

[emilitaria_usmc]

I also was wary about the attachments. I didn't like all the corrosion on the reverse and virtually none on the front. I mailed em back after a few days.

Excellent comments! WAF should have a pinned link to known NSFK fantasy badges.