SA Tinnie, is it real?

[tmca05]

Just pick up an SA tinnie, and I am not sure if it's real. It appears to be made from stamped aluminum, folded over brass with red cloth in the center.
It is marked on front as follows:

Sport u Wehr Wettkampfe
1937
S.A. Gruppe 24.25. Juli Niederrhein
Fur Treue Dienste

Any ideas, or is this a fantasy piece from Eastern Europe.

Thanks, Dave

[KC1]

I like it... the construction utilizing cloth as a background is typical of this period. Very nice.

[mametz]

Don,t know what to make of this one, never saw this tinny with that
Fur Treue Dienste dedication on the bottom.
Regards
Mametz

[David North]

Attached are images of a similar badge which this year, was presented by the Polish owner on one of the German militaria auction sites and openly described and presumed sold, as a fake.

Regards,

David

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[David North]

This one is from my collection.

Regards,

David

[Carsten135]

hey there guys

Heres some from my collection of tinnies. I am not an expert on these but have collected trough several years, one of my german friend who is a collector too tells me that the tinnie comes whit diff. bacgrounds like yours whit SA collors red, blue , braun, green and whit nothing or just needle ( pic ) mine is green and bought for several years ago whit garrantie but who knows in this world of deseption, i have seen copies of this tinnie prob. polish which i have no prob pointing to be a copy. heres my 3 pices to comparer.

cheers
Carsten

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[mametz]

The ones with cloth backing are fake and have been about for quite
a few years. This one with the dedication on the bottom is just another
attempt to deceive.
Regards
Mametz

[tmca05]

Thanks for all the inputs, these guys (fakers) are getting pretty good these days I guess.