Sympathizer Buckle

**alexhip** · 12-05-2009, 12:15 PM

Hello
Here is another one of the kind.
We have here "General Gau Honor Badge 1923" I'd say a very strange combination as this Gau Badge is not a tinnie but a real Award. Of course it is not a real piece here but die struck - two pieces, not silver made, as a real one and " the spider " is the wrong position moved to 3 o'clock position to the wreath instead of being at 12 o'clock.
It's not possible to imaging such combination in use after 1930, could be a very early cottage made piece and again Austria-Bavaria area - Buckle's body is old Austrian.

ideas ?
Alex.

PS: Thanks to Dan for the Buckle.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-05-2009 12:15 PM

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**alexhip** · 12-05-2009, 12:21 PM

Here is the real Badge to get an idea, 1925 on it but all the same.

**lach470** · 12-06-2009, 03:34 PM

Interesting buckle for sure. Certainly looks like it's a one of a kind piece. Thanks for showing!

Rob

**David North** · 12-06-2009, 04:56 PM

Alex

There is one very important and two part question to ask about this quite remarkable buckle.

Why on earth should someone decide to fabricate (fake) such a unique buckle which displays a very special emblem on a very distinct brass box ?

Perhaps a "double bluff" ? Perhaps not !

Regards,

David

**NortonI** · 12-06-2009, 06:21 PM

...maybe a Biker-made buckle, out of two original pieces ? I know some german bikers - or like say call themselfs "Rocker" - loved to wear swastikas in all ways on their jeans/leather jackets in the 1970s... even the Mutterkreuz/Mothercross...
But, thats just my two pennies worth.
Thomas

**alexhip** · 12-06-2009, 09:42 PM

David Hello
I don't know. Box is obviously original.
"Badge" is stamped piece a very remarkable sign for the "Badges" guys
made from "wrong" material and assembled at the wrong way.
No chance to use it after regulations were completed, It's for sure.

@ Thomas
as Buckle came from US, perhaps Harley Team.

Alex.

**NortonI** · 12-06-2009, 10:20 PM

Alex,
could be bought in Germany by an american tourist
...from him ....

**David North** · 12-07-2009, 04:45 PM

Thomas

How dare you use a recent picture of me without my permission !

Regards,

David

**Ben Evans** · 12-07-2009, 04:49 PM

LOL, I hope them tattoos are spelt correctly

**David North** · 12-07-2009, 05:13 PM

Ben

Perhaps a good idea to put a cap on this slightly "iffy"and homo erotic discussion, however and most worryingly, I actually know persons in Bahrain who somewhat and vaguely resemble this "oik".

Regards,

David