If the HJ is by a maker called Otto Hoffmann, it is a fake. They have been around for years and come in standard red, plus every color of the rainbow (green for "Hungarian HJ", black for "SS-HJ" and a bunch of others). Check www.epier.com and you'll find dozens of them.
IMHO, all of the above are fakes, some of them severely artificially aged. Sorry.
I've seen the suggestion that the "Erwache" and "Hitler - 1933" badges were reissued, but never any evidence. I believe they should never be RZM'ed and Cone was mistaken in his book.
IMHO, all of the above are fakes, some of them severely artificially aged. Sorry.
I've seen the suggestion that the "Erwache" and "Hitler - 1933" badges were reissued, but never any evidence. I believe they should never be RZM'ed and Cone was mistaken in his book.
Originally posted by Mike Pinkus
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