Gorget NSKK- The question of originality and price.

[Luko]

I have many gorgets and must agree, that 150$ for this piece is too much. Condition is the most important thing with evaluating any stuff. This one is ground dug piece and certainly no one will display such gorget, because it looks ugly.


Luko.

[Wood]

Why, I don't know, but I always assumed that the numbers were separate items on this type of gorget, is that not so?
Regards,
Pete

[RonR]

Why, I don't know, but I always assumed that the numbers were separate items on this type of gorget, is that not so?
Regards,
Pete

Pete,

Appear to be separate on this one........


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[Br. James]

Ron -- not only do you have an example of EVERYTHING TR that ever was, but your example is always MINT! What a gorgeous piece!

To my knowledge the numbers on the front of these NSKK Traffic Direction Service Gorgets were "serial numbers," meaning that they represent this particular gorget and the NSKK Mann who received it was responsible for it. I believe that the early examples of this gorget had separate numbers that could be changed and replaced, but the later -- the majority -- examples of this type of NSKK gorget were stamped out with the numbers included, as one piece.

Br. James

[Wood]

Thanks, but why would a later gorget only have a three digit serial number?
Regards,
Pete

[Luko]

There are two types of this gorget, with integral numbers and with separate numbers.


Best, Luko.

[Br. James]

Hi Pete,

I'm afraid that a response to that level of question may now be lost to history. IMO one would first need to know how detailed and specific the orders were that were sent to the manufacturers when items like this were created. If the NSKK officials were attempting to create new examples of gorgets from an earlier period, then they would have needed to submit lower numbers in a new order. It's like when we see a GPB with a low number -- three or four digits -- that is literally in mint condition, which tells us that that individual piece was probably made as a private order for additional badges.

Cheers,

Br. James