Scharnhorstbund

[David North]

Bill

I think that the Scharnhorstbund buckle is one with very early origins and as such, the one that you hold and describe, sounds like an initial period construction, i.e. an Imperial box and claw arrangement.

There is such a buckle shown in Jack Angolias publication.

Any possibility of images?

The Scharnhorstbund has always been a tad enigmatic to myself and despite past attempts at trying to glean some information. There is however a thumbnail sketch in the Tom Reid publication.

Initially a Freikorp group, formed in the early 1920's and located around Silesia, Danzig, Pomerania and East Prussia, in order to resist the territorial expansion plans of Poland and Latvia. The group developing into a right wing and nationalistic political/veterans organisation, being at some point absorbed into the Stahlhelmbund and eventually, the SA.

Regards,

David

[Wickie]

Hi all,

the Scharnhorstbund was a youth organization (in the age of 14-18) and not a Freikorps! In the first years mainly located in mid-Germany, particular in the area of Hannover.
Founded in 1920 and from 1925 a youth organization of the Stahlhelmbund. From this year the Scharnhorstbund was a kind of pre-step to the Jungstahlhelm. All members in the of 18 had to go to the Jungstahhelm.
If I understand correctly, it was not absorbed by the Stahlhelmbund, it was still a seperate group.

Many Scharnhorstbund members wore the Stahlhelmbund buckle in 45mm and sometimes in 35mm.


Christian

[David North]

Another and without prejudice, "enamelled" Scharnhorstbund buckle and definitely third rate in relation to the one that Karl has shown. I actually think that the one here has no original enamel whatsoever and instead, possibly enamel paint.

The interest however lies in the different box construction.

Regards,

David

[David North]

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