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[torstenbel]

wow...that 1929 one is very nice and scarce ... Cheers, Torsten.

[Br. James]

To Negative1:

Following up on my previous note, I finally remembered what that monument is, as featured in the badge marked "1933" below the '29 RPT badge in your collection box: the Kelheim Hall of Liberation. Historically this is a very significant monument, sitting atop the Michelsberg in Kelheim outside of Regensburg in Bavaria. Built by Bavarian King Ludwig I, this monument was constructed to commemorate "both the victorious battles against Napoleon
during the Wars of Liberation 1813–1815 and the unification of all the German races. The Hall of Liberation is one of a series of monuments – the Feldherrnhalle (Hall of Generals), the Siegestor (Gate of Victory) and the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) with the Statue of Bavaria in Munich as well as the Walhalla in Regensburg – which were built for the glorification of Bavaria and the German nation." Photos exist of the 1933 rally held at the Kelheim Monument, and during the Nazi years the monument was adorned with a wreathed swastika and the year "1933" in bronze.

Br. James

[ErichS]

The one thing I find odd now that I think about it, is that the 29 badge would be included with these other lesser awards due to it being an official honor award of the Party.

[J. M. C.]

I did find D.R.G.M. stamps on each tray in the box. Anyone know the start date and end date for D.R.G.M. markings?

I think that it would be real cool to fill this thing with party pins.

[Br. James]

Hi,

It seems that the brief answer to your question is that the D.R.G.M. system was in effect from 1891 until 1952. I found the following rather fulsome but interesting explanation of the D.R.G.M. code on the internet:

"The acronym D.R.G.M. with or without punctuation stands for Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster, meaning that the design or function of an item was officially registered inside all of the Germany states and not only locally registered as it was the case before the introduction of centralized registration. Note that many people quote this acronym as standing for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster, which is grammatically wrong and also ommits the letter 's' after Reich. This results in shifting the weight of pronounciation on 'Deutsches Reich' alone, but this acronym has nothing to do with the Third Reich as many sellers want to imply so to catch the attention of certain 'collectors'.

"D.R.G.M. registration was introduced 1891 and if you are dating items you should hold in mind that even during Allied occupation up until 1949, registration procedures remained untouched and still used the D.R.G.M. registration documents, which of course explains why D.R.G.M. marks can be found on products actually manufactured up until 1952 as the registration itself was valid for three years. As from the end of October 1952, all registrations were definately marked with 'Deutsches Bundesgebrauchsmuster' (D.B.G.M.) or simply with 'Gebrauchsmuster' or 'Gebrauchsmusterschutz'."

Hope this is helpful,

Br. James

[J. M. C.]

I feel sooooooooo evil....