Opinions on NSDAP Badge

[bertastan]

Just got this painted badge marked M1/ 103. Opinions welcomed.
Thanks
Stan

[bertastan]

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[ErichS]

It looks to be a late original painted Party badge.

[James Noble]

I see nothing wrong with this badge, very nice indeed.

[NortonI]

It looks to be a late original painted Party badge.

parodon - but why late ? I always thought these are early ( cheap produced ) ones ? Am I wrong

[Hagen]

parodon - but why late ? I always thought these are early ( cheap produced ) ones ? Am I wrong

The early ones were enamel, the later ones were painted.

[bertastan]

Thanks for all of the replies. I have always wanted one, since I already have an enamel one.
Stan

[James Noble]

Perhaps a better term to describe these painted badges would be mid-war. That’s when painted zinc base badges started to appear due to material shortages caused by the war.

[Hagen]

Perhaps a better term to describe these painted badges would be mid-war. That’s when painted zinc base badges started to appear due to material shortages caused by the war.

Thanks James! When I bought mine a number of years ago it was described to me as late war. So thats what I've called them ever since.

[sjl]

The painted zinc or "Kriegsmetall" party badge was introduced in 1944 because of war shortages of copper, brass, nickel and silver, not to mention saving the effort of enamel work.

Earlier badges are generally much higher quality, not lower.