Damage Gausieger 1938 ???

[preclik]

Hello all,
can you please look at this badge and tell me if it original or fake? I know that HJ badge miss.
Thank you J.P.

[Don Scowen]

From those pictures I would say the actual badge is original.

Can you show a better picture of the Swastika, how has it been added?

Cheers
Don

[preclik]

Unfortunately I don´t have more foto. :-(

[Gregorio Torres]

IMO this is no good.
About the svastika, the originals Gaussieger badges from 1938 have the svastika in a complete HJ diamond smaler than the membership pins.

[Don Scowen]

Gregorio, look again.... The eagle & enamel part of the badge are original, the HJ diamond has been broken off (possibly to de-nazify it, possibly by accident) & then someone has stuck a Swastika in it's place.

An ugly looking rework, but on an original piece.

Cheers
Don

[Gregorio Torres]

Maybe. I´m sorry. I didn´t think in this posibility. A close up picture of this part should be welcome.

[stuart a.]

im with don on this one if you take the badge out of the photo the rest of the badge looks fine,
in saying that thats one hell of a patch up
stu