Lufthansa Zeppelin Crew Badge

[Lyn Islaub]

I've had the stickpin for several years now and have never seen one like it until last week the cap badge showed up. Have any of the members seen these before?? Both are numbered even though the pictures don't show them well. The stickpin is #74 and the cap badge is #85. I'd like to know if these were Zeppelin crew members badges or Zeppelin pilots badges?? Do any of you know??
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[RonR]

Another hat badge.......


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[RonR]

And a numbered buttonhole badge.......


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[paulj]

The pin is interesting but the cap badge may be from this company: http://www.warhats.com/pre-ww2-germa...ap-badges.html

They sell an artificially aged silver marked badge as shown here as well as one without patina.. One clue may be the use of "Silber". I don't believe German manufacturers ever used the designation in addition to the silver content mark. The state silver mark of the half moon and crown appears but not the word.

[Wim Vangossum]

Otto Gahr used the word "silber" also on his SS-Membership pin


Regards, Wim

[Lyn Islaub]

Thx for noting that Wim. I also note that the attaching lugs on the one that I posted are somewhat more delicate than the ones listed on the WarHats web site, but the fact that the serial number (85) is the same kind of condemns mine. What a bummer.

[transvision]

hi i have a silver napkin ring with this insignia on it. made by wellner.

[John T]

What do you guys make of this? New fake? And, does anybody have a link to a correct one? Many thanks. John