Gorget What do you think?

[tokashikibob]

Gentlemen, grabbed this piece today, don't see any comparable on the net. What do you think?

Best Regards, Bob

[BOB COLEMAN]

It is a put together fantasy piece. Sorry. You would have been better to post pictures before grabbing it.

[stonemint]

Can you get your $ back?

[Wilhelm Saris]

Not a fantasy piece.

In the earliest stage for the SA gorgets like this were made, when not
an official gorget was yet introduced, as also various other patterns were
in use.
Units that did wear such variation gorgets were ordered to purchase the
official version after when it was announced September 18, 1933.

From an old cataloque (credit Zirnsak):



Who knows how many sorts of swastika's were used in the old days??

[Gimmie]

In the earliest stage for the SA gorgets like this were made, when not
an official gorget was yet introduced, as also various other patterns were
in use.
Units that did wear such variation gorgets were ordered to purchase the
official version after when it was announced September 18, 1933.

From an old cataloque (credit Zirnsak):



Who knows how many sorts of swastika's were used in the old days??

Very interesting! I've never seen a gorget like this myself, ever!

[Wilhelm Saris]

From another cataloque, see marked text and see also the text at the lower
part of the drawings:



Note the word "Hakenkreuz" (swastika) is specifically being mentioned!

This and other information is deeply covered in my book about gorgets
with 704 pages (for many a pity as it is dealt with German text).

[Adrian Stevenson]

Never even seen one before! Thanks for showing it and as ever thanks to Wim!

[Wilhelm Saris]

and what about this?



This and other stuff is waiting for an eventual English version
of the book, but pitily the German publisher shows hardly any
interest at the moment and does not yet keep his promisses!

[tokashikibob]

Thanks Wilhelm, I feel much better this morning vice last night!

[Wilhelm Saris]

Thanks Wilhelm, I feel much better this morning vice last night!

You see the swastika was surely used, but one can not tell if this symbol was upon the gorget
since the early 1930's or if this was done later, but my guess is it is done many years ago, as
I do not see any "hanky-panky" with the nuts.
The swastika with your gorget obviously is attached to the back of the large symbol-plate. It
should fit the vaulting of the inner oval. I hope not it is being glued!