Help With A Couple Of Badges Please

[paddy71lr]

Hi, I'm new here (didn't see an introduce yourself forum) and have a couple of cap badges I'm trying to work out if they're genuine or not. I've collected militaria on and off for years and know that 3rd Reich stuff is often faked. Here are the badges any info at all will be very gratefully received.







The gold one has RZM stamped on the reverse at the eagles neck and the silver one an A on the chest area.


Many thanks,
Paddy

[SgtB]

. . . 3rd Reich stuff is often faked. . .
Paddy

Really?!?! That's the first I've heard of it!!!

IMO both of your eagles are original, but appear to be unnaturally "buffed" as on an emory wheel or something similar. They never looked like that during their heyday, and the pins on the political bird have been mucked with as well, so desirability has been affected.