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    Looking for an SS Germanische Leistungrune (SS Sports Badge)

    Hello Gents,

    Try as I might, I've never had any luck to find this elusive SS Germanische Leistungrune (SS Sports Badge). I'm looking for one, and try as I might it has been years now. Either fakes abound or I'm just too slow! (this is not an advert)

    Anyone has one in a collection? And how do you guys keep with that patience? With such small numbers being awarded, the chances are just so slim!

    Cheers,
    Mil
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    Join the club! Many of us collectors have had our fingers crossed for years. These are just about impossible to find, but good luck to you in your quest to find one!

    Chris

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      Originally posted by Military View Post
      Hello Gents,

      Try as I might, I've never had any luck to find this elusive SS Germanische Leistungrune (SS Sports Badge). I'm looking for one, and try as I might it has been years now. Either fakes abound or I'm just too slow! (this is not an advert)

      Anyone has one in a collection? And how do you guys keep with that patience? With such small numbers being awarded, the chances are just so slim!

      Cheers,
      Mil

      Originally posted by SScollector View Post
      Join the club! Many of us collectors have had our fingers crossed for years. These are just about impossible to find, but good luck to you in your quest to find one!

      Chris

      Please forgive my ignorance Gentlemen . . . But what does one look like ?
      Regards David

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        Originally posted by Stossgruppe3 View Post
        Please forgive my ignorance Gentlemen . . . But what does one look like ?
        Regards David


        Ian

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          #5
          Originally posted by Ian Hulley View Post

          Ian

          Yes of course Ian . . . Thank you
          The old grey cells let me down there
          Regards David

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            #6
            Yes, welcome to the club:-) I have been searching for years, I have come close a couple of times but as it seems like every collector wants one .

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              #7
              I am looking too and i think i am nearly to pick up a one-i hope it.The Price now is very,very high these days.I can recall at the early 1990 years about the Price,it was in the 2000-3000 deutsche Mark area!
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                #8
                Technically it is called the SS Proficiency Sports Badge, not the same as the SS Sports badge which I mentioned early (which is in cloth).

                Mil

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                  #9
                  Hi,

                  Originally posted by tobau View Post
                  The Price now is very,very high these days.I can recall at the early 1990 years about the Price,it was in the 2000-3000 deutsche Mark area!
                  This is mostly due to the fact that in the 90's/00's, two types of fakes (the "cut short" and "Niemann" types) flooded the market.
                  When no one is able to tell what is good and what is wrong, prices stay "low".

                  Many medals and awards are still in the dark more than 70 years after the event, and many crooks made their business on fake models, especially in the 70's and 80's.

                  About the current prices, the problem is always the same : some collectors have too much money, and are - in my opinion - overpaying their stuff.

                  See You

                  Vince

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                    #10
                    I also dream to add one of these to my collection one day. Can anyone tell me if there's more than one accepted type and what the price aproximatly are?

                    Cheers Thomas

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                      Originally posted by Thomas Bendixen View Post
                      I also dream to add one of these to my collection one day. Can anyone tell me if there's more than one accepted type and what the price aproximatly are?

                      Cheers Thomas

                      These seem to very popular on the forum of late . . .
                      Regards David

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Thomas Bendixen View Post
                        I also dream to add one of these to my collection one day. Can anyone tell me if there's more than one accepted type and what the price aproximatly are?

                        Cheers Thomas
                        Yes - I would like to know this as well.
                        Vince, maybe you can educate us?

                        Mil

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                          #13
                          Hi,

                          Originally posted by Stossgruppe3 View Post
                          These seem to very popular on the forum of late
                          yes, i'm fearing that it may inflate the prices to have so many collectors "interested in it" (openly), even more if collectors are not ready to pay at least 4000 to 5000 euros (auction prices are far more higher).

                          You can find small variations in the GL (nota : the recently discussed GL with a "strange" pin to me is not a variation), but again those are not important.

                          What is important is to understand the flaws of the fakes, which i discussed ad nauseam on a dozen of topics with pictures and infos... Free for all may i add.

                          See You

                          Vince

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                            #14
                            These seem to very popular on the forum of late . . .
                            Regards David
                            Hi David, I thought they had always been popular...
                            I see Gerhard Bahr's SS Proficiency Badge recently sold, I assume it was on Vince's list.

                            Cheers,
                            Michael

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                              Hi,

                              correct, i must point out that the "name" written on the back may also be (more probably imo) the name of the US/allied soldier who "liberated" the badge. It seemed to be a very raw writing, i'm not sure that a Waffen-SS would be happy to damage his rare badge for which he had to sweat a lot.

                              On the eMedals website the text was :

                              A rare fine quality manufacture Germanic Achievement/Proficiency badge of the SS in bronze; the sun wheel in bronzed zink; vaulted; with black enameled SS-runes in brass fastened to the badge via four prongs; enamels with a small chip and moderate contact marks; vertical slender banjo style pin with a block hinge and a flat wire catch; with the owner’s name “C. E. Bahr” scratched into the reverse; measuring 46.50 mm in diameter; weighing 32.0 grams; extremely fine condition. Rare.

                              https://www.emedals.com/a-rare-germa...e-ss-in-bronze

                              Far too expensive price, near 7000 euros with fees...

                              See You

                              Vince
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