rare HJ membership pin First issue

[Gregorio Torres]

What do you think?
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=800303

[Wim Vangossum]

Saw it too. A difficult one In my opinion.


Regards, Wim

[dragnet]

Just look at those letters If correct then it has to be very early

[Gregorio Torres]

Well, this kind of lettering is quite similar to another found on early badges, but the short sunrays is what make to this one actually very very rare

[Jo Rivett]

Well, this kind of lettering is quite similar to another found on early badges, but the short sun rays is what make to this one actually very very rare

Thats not really true. These are basically all early badges, with the exception of the few known with transitional markings, but even those were not "standardized" so there are plenty of "unique" badges like this about. The amount of sun rays, size and shape of the sun rays, are no indication that a badge is rare, but rather just an observation.

1st pattern HJ badges that could be considered "rare" would possibly be those that show the full makers details, BUT, not those of the "official maker, Otto Baudermann" but rather others like Assmann, Boerger usw...

[Wim Vangossum]

Thats not really true. These are basically all early badges, with the exception of the few known with transitional markings, but even those were not "standardized" so there are plenty of "unique" badges like this about. The amount of sun rays, size and shape of the sun rays, are no indication that a badge is rare, but rather just an observation.

1st pattern HJ badges that could be considered "rare" would possibly be those that show the full makers details, BUT, not those of the "official maker, Otto Baudermann" but rather others like Assmann, Boerger usw...

So Baudermann was the official maker of these? Learnt something new


Regards, Wim

[Jo Rivett]

Wim, ja, but even as was shown on the HJ forum, there were other makers as well at the same time, and one of them is even found in a 1933 newspaper, showing the typical Boerger & Co. 15 sun rays badge

[Valentino]

I am the seller of this Piece. It Comes from a man who was an early hj member before 1932. For me it is absolutly an original piece