Picked this up at a local Antique shop,dont know anything about WB's.There is no Swas on the helmet is this De-Nazified or do some have no Swaz or is it just a fake? I already assumed the latch is post warThanks for any input.
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I have one just like it. Mine you can actually see where the swastika was. I aquired it from a co-worker of my father's who served in the wehrmacht on the russian front. The wound badge was actually from a relative who was taken prisoner by the British. According to him, the relative was told he could keep his medals, as long as the swastika was removed.
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Hi,
It appears to be a genuine de-nazified zincer. I can't tell from your pics, but the colour of the finish around the hinge and catch will tell you if it was a Gold or Silver grade. What I can't figure out at all is what the maker mark hiding under the pin is - a boxed 3??
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spot on Mike it is a boxed 3 ,what maker mark is this?Originally posted by Mike Kenny View PostComment
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That is a mark I have not seen on a WB before!!! It is the maker mark for Wilhelm Deumer, Luedenscheid. Normally their WBs are marked with their LdO number of L/11. What a pity the swas is missing!
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The badge is original
Here is one still intact
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And the maker mark
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While it is a shame this one has had the swastika removed......nevertheless it is quite a rare find. The only other unmolested example I have seen is owned by WAF member Graeme S.
Infrequently, I will run across an EK1st Class or KVK !st Class with this boxed 3 maker mark. The wound badges share this crude 3 font style, and I have seen a KVK 1st marked in this crude font way. The other boxed 3 marks I have seen, (not on wound badges) use a cleaner and more rounded 3.
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just for curiosity what would it be worth even though its been de nazified ?I only paid 25 dollars for it.ThanksComment
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I agree a nice one still with the denazified swaz... You don't see often '3' solid issues marked.
Deumer maker is a strange one, his LDO awards and decorations are quite common but his PKZ items not seen so often...sigpicComment
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