HJ Foriegners honor badge....original?

[Mike Pinkus]

another member mailed pics of this badge to me...i think it looks good...however the maker mark is throwing me...i was under the impression these should not be marked...
comments???
thanks
mike

[Mike Pinkus]

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[James Noble]

I believe that's the Hallmark of Hermann Aurich, Dresden

[Mike Pinkus]

James
that is correct...however the problem is not the mark but that it is there in the first place...i heard from C. Ailsby as well as others that believe this is a fake....
mike

I believe that's the Hallmark of Hermann Aurich, Dresden

[John C]

Hi,

I agree, it should be unmarked. IMHO, I have my doubts about the same badge in red or green border. I definitely dont like any of them with the maker mark.

John

[Don Scowen]

I agree, Mike already knows my opinion regarding the mark (there shouldn't be one), but the coloured ones other than brown should also be avoided.

Cheers
Don

[James Noble]

My mistake, when I saw your comment about the mark throwing you that's what I was answering too. But what is the reasoning behind the idea that these badges shouldn't have a MM based on? As most HJ related items are marked by their makers.
James.

another member mailed pics of this badge to me...i think it looks good...(however the maker mark is throwing me)...i was under the impression these should not be marked...
comments???
thanks
mike

[Ron Weinand]

HJ Badge

I have found two of these directly from WWII US veterans and both were brown and unmarked. I also believe all the different color ones and the Aurich marked ones are bad.
Ron Weinand
Weinand Militaria

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[WARLORD]

To answer this old thread, the only known originals are brown and unmarked. The others were introduced in the 1980's. No orders are for the different colours. As to a red boardered piece being sold as original. Possibly the Dealer believed it to be OK. Many dealers have items they think are OK but infact are not. This is an honest mistake because the items are extreemly rare and have not been viewed in the hand. As a illistration, on a dealers list is a SA High leaders riding badge. This is a copy.

[CWP]

One should never doubt that even respected dealers sell bogus items. Everyone is human and makes mistakes.

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[CWP]

No dealer knows everything about everything. Most dealers have a lot of expertise about certain items- daggers, helmets, etc.- but not so much expertise about other items they may come across and offer for sale. Advanced collectors very often will have more knowledge about a given item than a dealer. Collectors need to do their own research and know what they are buying in all cases.

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