Fake DRL bronze sports badge?

[Mike Dunn]

Well, not being a expert on these badges, but this one looks really bad..any reason to think that it is not a reproduction badge?? Mike

[Gary Symonds]

Mike:
It is very crude, so much so that it may be a very late war piece. The hardware looks good to me, as rough as it is. A faker would have made it more believable.

[Andy B.]

I agree. The cut outs look too sharp for it to be fake. The front looks like it might have been oxidized then cleaned.
All in all tho, an original piece imo.
Andy

[Darrell]

Maybe a ground dug refinished at one point?

[Mike Dunn]

Humm-did not think about it being a possible ground find. Were late war badges made without the makers marks on the back? Guess I can put it on E-stand and see what happens. Thanks guys, I am surprised.. Mike

[Br. James]

Has anyone ever seen a genuine DRL sports badge without any marking on the reverse whatsoever? I can't think of one... While it is possible that the obverse could be worn down by a piece being buried in the ground for decades, such a situation would assumedly not completely oblitherate any markings on the reverse while maintaining the convex nature of the piece.

Br. James

[Darrell]

Yes, I have seen DRLs w/o any maker mark. Not sure where or who they belonged to, but they did exist.

[Br. James]

Thanks Darrell, I'll certainly bow to your greater experience.

Br. James

[speedytop]

Yes,

DRL badges (of course DRL with swastika) without maker marks exist:

1. Definitely as a copy, e.g. from Souval (Souvalklaue)

2. As originals or not originals?

2.1. With a design like this piece here in the thread. I have two pieces, but both with other different needles.

2.2. With a design like the post WWII DRL without the swastika, I have two pieces, both with different needles.

My personal opnion: Both are post WWII pieces from two different makers.
The first maker I could not identify. I have compared the pieces with all the known makers.
The second maker should be (is) ST. & L.

Uwe