Eagle stick pin, what it is?

[JBMankinen]

Hi all,

Anybody know what this stick pin is? Tried to reaseach it everyhere but didnt find any match

JB

[paulp4180]

I have no idea what the pin is for, but as a rule of thumb that I use original Third Reich pins have a twist on them, as the RAD pin below. So because of that I wouldn't be comfortable with it.

[bsiwula1]

I found another listed simply as a late war tinnie stickpin? Which could explain the lack of the twist commonly seen on higher quality TR stickpins? Maybe run it by Chrys and Joe at winterhilfswerk and see what their opinions are? Best regards.

Brian

https://militaryantiquesmuseum.com/m...27.archive.htm

[winterhilfswerk Book]

It is Winterhilfswerk....from the RSS (Reichsstrassensammlungen) 17th & 18th March 1934. It can be found on the bottom of page 16 of our WHW book.

The pin theory although a good elementary way of authenticating pieces just doesn't hold up with these early pieces. I have seen many period pieces that are original that have some really half ass pins attached.

[bsiwula1]

It is Winterhilfswerk....from the RSS (Reichsstrassensammlungen) 17th & 18th March 1934. It can be found on the bottom of page 16 of our WHW book.

The pin theory although a good elementary way of authenticating pieces just doesn't hold up with these early pieces. I have seen many period pieces that are original that have some really half ass pins attached.

Thanks for the insight guys! It s always great to hear your expert opinions! A truly invaluable resource to all of us here! Best regards.

Brian

[Chopperman]

It is Winterhilfswerk....from the RSS (Reichsstrassensammlungen) 17th & 18th March 1934. It can be found on the bottom of page 16 of our WHW book.

The pin theory although a good elementary way of authenticating pieces just doesn't hold up with these early pieces. I have seen many period pieces that are original that have some really half ass pins attached.

I agree. While I do not have a lot of experience with TR stick pins, I do own quite a few
Imperial German pins. Almost all have a twisted pin but not all. There are some out ther
that do not.

[JBMankinen]

Thanks for the valuable information, I really appreciate it!

JB

[HPL2008]

When it comes to the knurled pin aspect, one should also consider the purpose of a stickpin: This one was not a membership pin or an award miniature, but merely a donation badge which would have been worn during the donation period only (to show one had already donated money), so it wasn't really necessary for the manfuacturer to go out of their way in terms of quality.

[JBMankinen]

I actually bought this with 5 Eur...