Golden Party Badge

[Raymond270]

Does anyone know how many members did this to their badge?

Thank you

[Br. James]

Hi Raymond,

I believe that a Pg. entitled to the GPB could order a small badge with a factory-attached button-hole stud like this one. A real beauty!

Sorry, but no answer to your question...

Br. James

[der-hase-fee]

No idea.

Hope the 15067 pair got reunited when John's was sold at HH's.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...4&postcount=20

[Stan]

Br. James,

The stud attachment on the badge shown isn't factory made but has been altered by the recipient.

Here is an example of the factory-made 24mm GPB with a butthole attachment.

Stan

[Br. James]

Hi Stan,

Thanks for your good response! Deschler GPBs bearing studs are also distinguished by the manner of the numbering on the reverse: as you know, regular Deschlers, both large and small, carried the numbering or the 'AH' and date in a straight line, whereas the Fuess-marked GPBs were numbered along the bottom edge. But the addition of a button-hole stud at the Deschler factory changed their thinking on where to place the number/'AH' and so Deschler studded GPBs carried their numbers along the bottom edge just as the Fuess-marked badges did.

I did notice that the photo of the reverse of the studded badge in question included the number in a straight line, which indicated to me that the stud was applied to a regular Deschler small badge, undoubtedly by a local jeweler and not by the factory. Also, the style of the stud itself which Deschler used is different from that on the privately-modified piece. I didn't want to get into such detail with my initial response, but your note gave me the opportunity!

The Eberstein small Deschler would be a 'keeper' in most any collection, and especially with the privately-modified stud reverse...IMO, of course!

Cheers,

Br. James

[Raymond270]

Thanks to everyone who responded.

[ErichS]

My factory studded Deschler numbered badge.

[Gary Symonds]

My factory studded Deschler numbered badge.

Eric, could you please post a picture of the obverse of GPB 35362?

It looks like a beauty!

[ErichS]

Eric, could you please post a picture of the obverse of GPB 35362?

It looks like a beauty!

Thanks Gary, it is a beauty. Attributed to Max Sollmann SS Standartenfuhrer chief of Lebensborn and BO holder.

[Br. James]

Very nice to see this beauty again!

Br. James