Very Early 1925 Consecrate The Flag Tinnie

[Jimmy]

Very Early 1925 Consecrate The Flag Tinnie
As I am going to sell this badge, I would love to hear some values.

[Martin Harding]

RE: Blutfahne Abzeichen

Very Early 1925 Consecrate The Flag Tinnie
As I am going to sell this badge, I would love to hear some values.

Hello Jimmy, when it comes to rarity your right off the Richter scale with this Blutfahne Abzeichen. Collectors probably have more chance of finding a Raphus cucullatus Egg than coming across this particular Badge.
What is also quite fascinating is the Badge appears to be possibly of Swiss manufacture and not German. Non the less this does not detract from it's value. Which leads me to quite a dilemma..............how does one possibly value a Badge that virtually never turns up on the International market, especially a Dedication Badge relating with the Munich Putsch
Regards Martin

[Martin Harding]

Other WAF Members may doubt the authenticity of this Badge as there is something about the quality that is lacking, from what one would expect from a Badge of this period. However as I believe it is of swiss and not German Manufacture this would explain why it appears to be a 'soft' die struck example.
Is it possible to take a better picture of the reverse Jimmy as the patina looks a little suspect. Also a close up of the pin assembly if possible. The pin appears to be of the type the swiss used around this period. strange when one takes in to consideration that I think that Zchorlau was a community in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony

[Jimmy]

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As requested

[Jimmy]

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[Martin Harding]

Hello Jimmy, thanks for the additional pictures. Without a doubt this looks to be period example and the pin is typical of the type used by swiss manufacturers such as P Kramer Neuchatel.
Still a remarkable Badge when you think that many examples of this early period were made of literally just Cardboard because as you pointed out funds were limited in those relatively early NSDAP Days

[David North]

Dear Martin

Sorry, however it has been a jolly hard week and at the moment I am perhaps not at my sharpest.

I do not understand the connection that this badge has with either the Blood Flag or the failed Putsch?

Was not the SA banned after the failed Putsch and between April 1924 and February 1925, the former SA was called the Frontbann?

Surely this badge commemorates a local flag dedication, no more and no less?

I thought however that the Frontbann was disbanded in February 1925 and when the SA sprang into life again? I wonder why the badge shown shows September 1925? A dedication to the former Frontbann perhaps?

Apologies in advance if I am missing something here.

Regards,

David

[mametz]

Yes it,s a bit of a stretch to link this to the Blutfahne
Regards
Mametz

[Martin Harding]

Dear Martin

Sorry, however it has been a jolly hard week and at the moment I am perhaps not at my sharpest.

I do not understand the connection that this badge has with either the Blood Flag or the failed Putsch?

Was not the SA banned after the failed Putsch and between April 1924 and February 1925, the former SA was called the Frontbann?

Surely this badge commemorates a local flag dedication, no more and no less?

I thought however that the Frontbann was disbanded in February 1925 and when the SA sprang into life again? I wonder why the badge shown shows September 1925? A dedication to the former Frontbann perhaps?

Apologies in advance if I am missing something here.

Regards,

David

Hello David, your quite right to correct me and are 100% correct, hands up........ my mistakefor some strange reason I thought I read blutfahne on the actual Badge and it clearly states fahnenweigh which is most Definitely a flag dedication Day.
This of course puts a whole new perspective on the value. Non the less an early Badge and one seldom seen. Thanks for the correction...........now I am seeing things tht are not even there