DRL w/o Swastika Question

[Darrell]

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the 1934-1937 DRL w/o Swastika badges. Did these come in both maker marked and NON maker marked versions?

I saw a few bronze / silvered versions for sale that are similar to other DRLs except they are void of any marker marks

[chris clark]

as far as i know without aswell. will try post pic tomorrow

[Darrell]

Here's three that I have seen. 2 Bronze , 1 Silver. All unmarked.

1. Unmarked bronze ... I believe I've read some discouraging remarks about these "uncut-out" pieces ..

[Darrell]

2. Conventional (?) Unmarked Bronze:

[Darrell]

And finally:

3. An Unmarked Silver:

[Darrell]

I'd sure like some comments on these. They are in decent shape, and you dont see them kicking around much

[stuart c]

Darrell, try this old thread on sportsbadges, lots of good info, unfortunately a lot of the photos have disappeared now.



http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=dra

[Darrell]

Darrell, try this old thread on sportsbadges, lots of good info, unfortunately a lot of the photos have disappeared now.



http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=dra

Thanks Stuart ... I'll take a look

[chris clark]

the not cut out looks ok. they did uncut aswell as cut. yours has the same points as my gold uncut. the 57's came in uncut form aswell. the bronze looks ok the silver not sure on as not seen that pin type before. i'll do a bit of looking and get back to you. if that bronze uncut comes up let me know

[chris clark]

think i got it the silver could be a 57 varient with that type of pin set up. hope that helps

[Darrell]

think i got it the silver could be a 57 varient with that type of pin set up. hope that helps

Hey Chris ... the above are NOT mine .. but I know where they are. If you are interested .. PM me .. I'll give you the site

[stuart c]

If I remember correctly, it was stated in an old thread, that the way to spot a fake/post war DRL was to look for the small peak of metal above the ribbon at the base of the badge.This peak is exactly were the upper arm of the swastika is located on a DRL with swaz. If the badge had been manafactured before 1937, why the peak ?

[Darrell]

If I remember correctly, it was stated in an old thread, that the way to spot a fake/post war DRL was to look for the small peak of metal above the ribbon at the base of the badge.This peak is exactly were the upper arm of the swastika is located on a DRL with swaz. If the badge had been manafactured before 1937, why the peak ?

Very interesting. I'd like to hear more comments. Better now than after its bought