Wound badge in cloth ???

[pimpf]

Just discovered this from updated Collector's Guild - Wound Badge in cloth (screen printed). What a surprise - has it ever existed ???? (If so any period photos available).

Here is a link.

[Giel VW]

Yes they are original, though there aren't any pictures known with them in wear.

[fugpaw]

Sorry to repeat Giel - but they definitely existed and yes they are original. Somewhere in somebodies archives there surely must be period photos - but not found any yet.

[Ronny.R]

Hello

How do you know that they are original?
And any proof that they made cloth wound badges at all?

This must be the easiest badge ever to fake just a piece of cloth a potato and some textile
Paint..

If I ever see a period picture of any cloth wb in wear than I can believe in them.

Cheers,
Ronny

[pimpf]

Hello

How do you know that they are original?
And any proof that they made cloth wound badges at all?

This must be the easiest badge ever to fake just a piece of cloth a potato and some textile
Paint..

If I ever see a period picture of any cloth wb in wear than I can believe in them.

Cheers,
Ronny

That's right. The screen printed badge is something new for me. Has anyone encontered these badge before at collectors market? And for sure the period photo will be the best evidence that this type of WB ever existed.

[Bob Hritz]

The wound badges, in the printed versions are origina. I have been looking for the gold version, as well as the close combat clasp, Iron Cross 1st Class, GAB, PAB and IAB, all in the printed versions.

In 40 years of tracking down vets, I have gotten a number of the printed wound badges and have seen the printed IAB and GAB.

Go through old reference works. Dr. Kleitmmann illustrates a number of badges in the printed version.

Bob Hritz

[Ronny.R]

The wound badges, in the printed versions are origina. I have been looking for the gold version, as well as the close combat clasp, Iron Cross 1st Class, GAB, PAB and IAB, all in the printed versions.

In 40 years of tracking down vets, I have gotten a number of the printed wound badges and have seen the printed IAB and GAB.

Go through old reference works. Dr. Kleitmmann illustrates a number of badges in the printed version.

Bob Hritz

Hello Bob,

Yes I have also seen them in Dr. Kleitmmann book Auszeichnungen des deutscchen reiches 1936-1945. But still no pictures of badges in wear. If they awarded them there should at least
be some pictures.


Cheers,
Ronny

[Chrvip68]

I'm with Ronny on this one.

Cloth original awards we know that existed but we have seen some photos in wear, wound badge? NO!

[ERIC LIN]

I think Ronny got the point !!!
this is good suspicion IMO. but I would rather put 50% to believe they are exist, it can figure that this kind of late war badge without photos or references.

ERIC

[Tim Curley]

While there may be photos of these cloth WBs in wear, I would think in most photos it would be difficult if not impossible to recognize that what you were seeing was cloth and not dull metal.

Last year I picked up a grouping of 3 of these cloth WBs, Black, Silver, and Gold. All have slightly different designs indicating they were produced either by different makers or at least on different silk screen patterns.

[Hans N]

Last year I picked up a grouping of 3 of these cloth WBs, Black, Silver, and Gold. All have slightly different designs indicating they were produced either by different makers or at least on different silk screen patterns.

Hello Tim,

any chance to see some pics of them?

[billbert]

I would guess one of the reasons it would be hard to find fotos is I thought many of the wearers would be severely wounded or hospital rehabing and these badges only worn on their sports kit..It probably wouldnt be good manners nor NS correct in those days to foto someone less than perfect physically..Billbert

[fugpaw]

I would guess one of the reasons it would be hard to find fotos is I thought many of the wearers would be severely wounded or hospital rehabing and these badges only worn on their sports kit..It probably wouldnt be good manners nor NS correct in those days to foto someone less than perfect physically..Billbert

Billbert, this could be the case. However I have seen pics of personnel wearing their (metal) wound badges where the aftermath of their injuries can seen. There's one I posted yesterday on the GCA forum -

http://www.germancombatawards.com/th...?threadid=4844

Have a look at the guy on the right of the picture - particularly his face.

Mike

[don]

Thats the problem I have with the cloth.NO pictures in wear.None...None
....NONE.Not one.If they were made during the war and used,We should
be able to come up with ONE PICTURE
don

[fugpaw]

Time for a serious search through those photo archives, I've finger tip searched mine and there's nothing. All you photo hoarders out there search your archives!