NSDAP Membership Badge Database

[James Noble]

juoneen,
Michael Tucker has one pictured in his NSDAP Enamel book that is very similar to this one listed as a transitional badge. Nice work on the close-up’s of the RZM logo and makers number. This one will be posted.

[juoneen]

oh wow james...thanks for all the help. I wasnt positive on it , but it did have quality workmanship, and was really in a vets auction sale. I regret not getting a crack at more stuff but I guess ill snag it. Id say its like the earlier types, more on the unusual side. It also has that lip around the edge some of the later M1/ marked versions also have, so again my sincerest thanks..

Ill post the rest when i can get time to do what i need to do , and may have a few more not shown, but we will see. I never really ever paid much attention to the makers till recently.

[James Noble]

Here is my latest I know the attachment plate is not original but it could be a period repair who knows. I believe the original plate is still there under what appears to be an attachment device from a mini mutters cross pendent. maker is Ferdinand Wagner, Pforzheim.

[R.R.]

It's the 1st Party Badge in my collection, M1/63 - Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid:

[R.R.]

[Wim Vangossum]

Here is my latest I know the attachment plate is not original but it could be a period repair who knows. I believe the original plate is still there under what appears to be an attachment device from a mini mutters cross pendent. maker is Ferdinand Wagner, Pforzheim.

The replaced pin plate is known as period and also used to repair broken pins of Golden Party Badges.

Regards, Theo
Wim Vangossum

[Christopher]

NSDAP party pin

Here is an M1/14 w/ broken pin back
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[Christopher]

NSDAP party pin

front of the M1/14
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[saladin]

Conglomeration Badges

Well here is my contribution to the party badge thread.
The story behind these badges or conglomeration of badges is: They were fished out of a lake in Austria during a school trip in the 1970s.
Sadly the finder was unable to remember the name of the lake or the town that it was near even after pouring over Google maps.
I am guessing that the badges were thrown into an incinerator or fire with the intention of destroying them before one of the Allied armies reached the position and then the fire scrapings chucked into the lake for disposal.
There was quite a large collection and I catalogued most of what I had originally as a research tool.
The collection consisted of Party badges, NS Frauenwerk badges, NS Frauenschaft badges, Small Party eagles, SA pins and RAD pins and badges.
In reference to the Party badges only:
Here are my findings.
Most of the badges were the original painted zinc types with the exception of one which was plated and was more than likely enamelled but this had splintered off.
Makers marks were:
M1/10, RZM Location at the top, Pin mounting: Round Horizontal, Pin type Small brass with circular plate.
M1/45, RZM Location TOP, Pin mounting 2 Peg riveted, Pin type circular with 2 holes to take the pegs Horizontal
M1/77 RZM Location Bottom, Pin Mount: Deep circle Horizontal Mount, Steel Round base Pin.
M1/93 RZM Location Top, Pin Mount Low circle long Horizontal bars,
M1/105 RZM TOP, Low Circle Deep Dished reverse, Pin Steel with Round Base plate.
M1/108 RZM TOP, Pin mount 4 Horizontal Lugs, Pin: Straight pressed in crimped lugs
M1/120 RZM Location TOP, Low Circle with Side Gaps, Buttonhole Mount in either steel or Brass
The total of separate badges was around the 50 odd mark the rarest of these with only one example was the M1/105 of which there was only one.

Hope this helps somebody.

The Frauenschaft badges were all marked with the RZM on the upper left angle and had makers marks: M1/102, M1/109 and M1/157

[saladin]

Whoops I see we are counting so here are the totals:
M1/10 Qty 3, M1/45 Qty 9, M1/77 Qty 6, M1/93 Qty 3, M1/105 Qty 1, M1/108 Qty 3, M1/120 Qty 7 and finally indiscernible or indeterminate marks Qty 21

[stanley]

RZM M1/120 Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid I think

Its my very first piece of history, Im very pleased.

[James Noble]

Stanley and Christopher,
Those are two nice badges I have added them to the database list.

[Jagged68]

Hi all,
Ive just got this badge,I normaly only collect tinnies but this came with some tinnies.
I think its made by Karl Pichl,Innsbruck Austria.What do you think ?

[James Noble]

Hi Jagged68,
Thank you for shareing this one with us It this the frist one of this maker to be added to the database, very nice one indeed.

[Jagged68]

Glad to be of service .Is this a rare maker then ? As I said in the first post I dont normaly go for this type of thing and I nearly traded this one the other day but im getting to like this one and may start to collect some more as its interesting researching all the makers and so on.
Cheers all,
Trev