SA sport badge for marine units, maker Sieper

[m-e-h-t]

Hi, I got this recently by accident. Never saw a Marine one before, and so I would please you to review it.

Thanks for comments!

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[Br. James]

Well, I think the jury is still out on this design...and it's been 'out' for a number of years now. We've occasionally seen examples of what appears to be an 'SA Marine Sport Badge' or, as in this case, an 'SA Marine Military Defense Badge,' given the text on the reverse. There is apparently no documentary evidence yet unearthed that supports the existence or the awarding of such a badge series during the TR period, and we have seen examples of at least three noticeably different anchor designs presented here on WAF over recent years.

In the case now presented, the anchor appears to have been attached to the obverse of the badge after the piece was completed; the soldering or fastening material is clearly apparent, and that would not have passed inspection even during wartime.

For myself, I'm content to wait till 'the jury comes back with a verdict;' till then, I continue to look with interest at such examples, without further opinion.

Cheers, my friend,

Br. James

[m-e-h-t]

Well, I think the jury is still out on this design...and it's been 'out' for a number of years now. We've occasionally seen examples of what appears to be an 'SA Marine Sport Badge' or, as in this case, an 'SA Marine Military Defense Badge,' given the text on the reverse. There is apparently no documentary evidence yet unearthed that supports the existence or the awarding of such a badge series during the TR period, and we have seen examples of at least three noticeably different anchor designs presented here on WAF over recent years.

In the case now presented, the anchor appears to have been attached to the obverse of the badge after the piece was completed; the soldering or fastening material is clearly apparent, and that would not have passed inspection even during wartime.

For myself, I'm content to wait till 'the jury comes back with a verdict;' till then, I continue to look with interest at such examples, without further opinion.

Cheers, my friend,

Br. James

Thanks for your answer, friend.

I compared the "standard" Sieper badges carefully with this "Marine" one, and IMO it is identical to them. Plus the added anchor.

[Erich B.]

The few originals I've seen are stamped with the anchor as part of the badge--it's not applied separately. These were very early, so they all have the 1st type wording on the reverse and are numbered.
Erich

[Br. James]

From the few examples I've seen here on WAF, it looked as though on at least one or two of them that the anchor was applied to the badge almost as an afterthought, and in at least one example it appeared as though the anchor was pinned to the obverse of the sword motif with some sort of rivets.

Interesting, very interesting!

Br. James