original?please help

[Barney K]

hi,could someone tell me if this badge is original or a complete fake and if it is original for what was it issued,thank you Barney.

[Barney K]

reverse,thanks barney.

[Martin Harding]

Fake - SS Sharpshooter

Hello, sorry to say that in my opion it is a reproduction. The SS Schutze Tinnies have been on the market since the late seventies and although originals of this Badge exist, your example from my perspective is not one of them. Most of the copies were produced in Holland, although Poland is now the main Country churning out reproduction Tinnies. Original issues were for SS sharpshooting. Although technically worthless as a reproduction it would certainly fool many a collector. On the original the Die stamping is much crisper and the reverse is virtually a reverse mirror image of the Obverse, much sharper (fakes usually have a softer look) the pin assembly looks to me a later addition in an effort to deceive. Hope this information helps.
Regards Martin

[Martin Harding]

Reference Book - Manions - Tinnies Of The Third Reich

I have just located your Tinnie in one of my early German reference Books - Ron Manions - Tinnies of the Third Reich - Volume 2 it is picture on page 55 of the Book.
Regards Martin

[Martin Harding]

COLLECTOR'S GUIDE No 2 TINNIES OF THE THIRD REICH

from Ron Manion's Book - Volume Two

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Barney, please see this thread and then go to the link contained therein:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=216561

Personally I think they are all fantasy items.

Cheers, Ade.

[Barney K]

thanks guys for your help and interesting link,there's soooo much to learn but ill never give up,thanks barney.