Small Luftwaffe pin

[SP3]

what is it? I cannot find anything like it on the net after weeks of trying. missing the clip. measures about 21mm H x 16mm W.

[Lubo]

Hi, that's an early type party eagle, nothing to do with Luftwaffe!

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello,

At first I thought that it was possibly an early DLV or RLB insignia. I took notice of the angled ends of the swastika arms, which I find very unusual. (On just about every insignia the swastika arms are squared.)

I then paged through the F.W. Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid sales catalog and found the exact insignia. It is item #20640 in their catalog and the page it is on is marked NSDAP-Abzeichen. So it is definitely an early 1933-34 party eagle as Lubo says. It is obviously pre-RZM. The small size dictates that this insignia would have been worn by NSDAP members on either the tie or lapel. This insignia would be available with either a long vertical stickpin or with a horizontal "tinnie-type" safety pin. Yours appears to have been set up for the latter.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Just for the 'halibut', I typed "Assmann catalog number 20640" into my browser and found a web page with some more info. It shows a nice example of your insignia, but with a stickpin configuration.

http://www.usmbooks.com/assmann_eagle.html

Best regards,
Tom

[SP3]

great information, all. mods, please move this to the correct forum.

[RonR]

Another "little birdie"......



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