Shooting Pins

[Nimble1]

Any thoughts on these shooting pins? The three small ones are for "LUFTGEWHR", "LUFTPISTOLE", and "GEHR.PISTOLE". All of the DEUTSCHER SCHUTEZBUND pins are marked Ges.Gesch on the back and the maker is ST.& L.

The round Klienkaliber pin is marked " G. Blumberger Nurmberg" on the back.

So..Pre-war, 3rd Reich or Post??Any way to know??

[Don Scowen]

Any thoughts on these shooting pins? The three small ones are for "LUFTGEWHR", "LUFTPISTOLE", and "GEHR.PISTOLE". All of the DEUTSCHER SCHUTEZBUND pins are marked Ges.Gesch on the back and the maker is ST.& L.

The round Klienkaliber pin is marked " G. Blumberger Nurmberg" on the back.

So..Pre-war, 3rd Reich or Post??Any way to know??

Tom,

Can't comment on authenticity so I shall leave that to others. However, the smaller ones do appear in Hüsken's book " Katalog der Abzeichen deutscher Organisationen 1871-1945"

Cheers
Don

[James Noble]

I would say prewar due to the crown design on the stickpins I wouldn't expect to see that on postwar or Third Reich pins.