Real or Fake NSDAP Nazi Party Pin Badge.

**Glenn66** · 06-24-2012, 08:53 AM

I have a minty example also, I like to have two examples of things, one from either end of the condition spectrum.

An M1/13

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 06-24-2012 08:53 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**MD Helmets** · 06-24-2012, 12:41 PM

by Greenhorn

Thank you, Helmetone

They do look good in groups! I'm surprised more folks don't collect them. My pictures lag about a month or two behind, so there's about 15 more now.

They are slowly grabbing a hold of me. I might start focusing on them. And with most still being under $100 USD a piece, who can argue with that!

**Greenhorn** · 06-24-2012, 01:05 PM

by helmetone

They are slowly grabbing a hold of me. I might start focusing on them. And with most still being under $100 USD a piece, who can argue with that!

You will find the more common RZM pieces are under/around $100 as you say. The cost goes up for transitional pieces and up again for signed pieces. Rarer pieces will climb to around $200 and up. Foreign supporter badges are quite pricey! $500 on the lower side. They are very difficult to find and faked way too often. Tough to learn about them when fakes are all one gets to see. It's easier to learn basic design and manufacturing styles first. This will make spotting higher end fakes easier, if at all, they are good! If you decide in collecting Party badges, there are many areas to head in.

Green

**MD Helmets** · 06-24-2012, 01:20 PM

I'd probably stick with the lower ends, at least for a while. As you said, with the often faked foreign supporter badges, and their high prices, I probably will shy away from them. I'd feel better dropping $100-200 on transitional and signed pieces than the money I have dropped on some helmets. I'd be less likely to "lose" the credit card bill

**Greenhorn** · 06-24-2012, 01:45 PM

by helmetone

I'd probably stick with the lower ends, at least for a while. As you said, with the often faked foreign supporter badges, and their high prices, I probably will shy away from them. I'd feel better dropping $100-200 on transitional and signed pieces than the money I have dropped on some helmets. I'd be less likely to "lose" the credit card bill

Some of the fun is in hunting the not-so-common pieces. RZM 104,99,186,95.

Sandgroper has a very rare piece, non RZM. This one is often faked! Perhaps he will share a pic of his Schanes piece here. He has posted it before.

**sandgroper** · 06-24-2012, 01:56 PM

This is the badge Gents, it has a bit of enamel damage but it was the one that really got me interested in collecting these badges. It was made between 1927 and 1933 in Vienna before their production was banned. It was my first party badge and I didn't realise what I had until I posted it here on the forum and got quite a surprise to find it was one of the rarer ones to be had. A great opportunity to once again give a very big thanks to all who OK'd it for me and to Ade for educating me on what I actually had, Cheers.