DAF Cloth Cap Badge

**Saladin** · 11-07-2015, 09:19 PM

Hello All,
in all my years of collecting this item below is a first for me.
It measures around 5 inches wide and is nicely put together.

I don't have a problem believing that it is an original piece but as anyone any idea when and where it may have been used?

Any opinions appreciated

All the best
Doug

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-07-2015 09:19 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**harryamb2** · 11-08-2015, 07:59 PM

a DAF Political officers cap badge.

**jamoros** · 11-08-2015, 08:13 PM

Harry, top man, first time I see this too. Very nice one, did you buy it?

**HPL2008** · 11-08-2015, 08:16 PM

It's for wear on the peaked cap of the DAF's Werkscharen, more specifically, for higher ranks of the Werktrupp as well as for honorary members.

**jamoros** · 11-08-2015, 08:25 PM

Tried to look for a similar on the web, no results, mate you have a treasure in there

**Saladin** · 11-08-2015, 08:40 PM

Thank you for the pointer Harry. It has led me in the direction of further research and I have found out is is the cockade from a DAF Werkschar

Hi Juan, yes this is mine.

All the best
Doug

**Saladin** · 11-08-2015, 08:44 PM

Thank You HPL2008 for the input it is much appreciated.
From the research that I have done it seems that there are two different grades...The gold and the silver and both examples could come in metal as well as the cloth versions.

All I need is a golden embroidered eagle to go with it!

Juan,
I tracked some nice visors with the badge displayed over on the WAF forum.

All the best
Doug

**jamoros** · 11-08-2015, 08:47 PM

Found it Doug rare DAF Werkscharer Schirmmütze...opinions please - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums

Regards, Juan

**jamoros** · 11-08-2015, 08:54 PM

All I need is a golden embroidered eagle to go with it

Doug, will keep my eyes opened for you. Will speak to someone who is a cloth Eagle all types collector

**HPL2008** · 11-09-2015, 06:40 PM

by Saladin

From the research that I have done it seems that there are two different grades...The gold and the silver and both examples could come in metal as well as the cloth versions.

That's right:

Silver metal wreath = Werkschar men of the Stoßtrupp of ranks up to and including Rottenführer
Silber embroidered wreath = Werkschar leaders of the Stoßtrupp ranked Werkscharmeister or higher

Gold metal wreath = Werkschar men of the Werktrupp of ranks up to and including Rottenführer
Gold embroidered wreath = Werkschar leaders of the Werktrupp (= Betriebsblock-, Betriebszellen- and Betriebsobmann, DAF officials/ -functionaries) and Ehrenwerkscharmänner.

(Information taken from vol. 3 of Wim Saris' "Headgear of Hitler's Germany" series.