Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen - help please!

[Troy Tempest]

Good afternoon gents, would anyone have any opinions on this please? I am doubtful, not because of expertise on these, but because of the seller.

[Adrian]

Hi Troy,
At first glance the badge looks ok but looking a bit closer I'm not sure this is an original.
The finish looks like it has pitting on the surface, front and back which is not a good sign. There are minor differences in the makers mark too. I don't think there should be cut outs under the eagle's wings either. The hardware is also a little different from what I would be comfortable with on an original badge.
Have a look at this one for comparison:
Frank and Reif Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen.

[Bill T]

I agree Adrian. Pitting in both the high and low areas. The catch looks very crudely attatched too. No good IMO

[Troy Tempest]

Thanks Adrian and Panzer1031, someone else mentioned the cut-outs to me as well, but then I found this, one has one and the other has two, apparently both original. Would this have been because of different makers or using different dies (or whatever they're called).

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[Adrian]

Some makers did have the cut outs, but I'm not sure Frank and Reif should have them. The badges in the link above are by different makers.

[Troy Tempest]

No worries Adrian, and thanks again mate! Should still be ok for re-enacting though?

[Adrian]

Providing the price is good. No point spending a fortune on a repro badge being sold at an original price just for re-enacting. If you want a decent repro badge for that, send me a message, I have one of my 'mistakes' that would be ideal for the purpose.