Customs Official Badge

[zephyr4]

Please comment on the badge if it is ok or not dimensions are h 3 1/4 " x 2 1/2 inch wide.

Thanks z4.

[Scout]

I cant say one way or the other with this specific one, but oceans of these badges with the same text and being fake as a fake thing from Planet Fake has been flowing out of Poland and other places for years.
They are also seen in a darker finish and with the felt backing attached.
Im pessimistic.
Caveat emptor.

[harryamb2]

this one stands a chance imo.

[zephyr4]

Harry don't get my hopes up.

[drmessimer]

Z4: StugIII posted one of these badges on this Forum in July 2012. You might want to take a look at his. It's actually an arm badge for a Boarder Patrol officer rather than a customs officer who checked pasports and searched baggage. For a time in WWII, the Zollgrenzschutz was taken into the SS and then returned to the Finanzverwaltung near the end of the war. The four, 2-hole pairs are there so that the badge can be sewn to the sleeve. I think yours is a good one, but I am not an expert so let's see what people more knowlegible than I have to say about it. Dwight

[reneblacky]

From what I know about these is that they where sewn on to an arm band. This one is lacking in detail compared to mine.

[harryamb2]

could be your ones better looked after Rene.

[Wagriff]

I do not like the original posted disk. The eagle, in particular has No head. It looks bizarrely like a decapitated chicken's neck! Sorry, but I would pass on this one.

[Scout]

From what I know about these is that they where sewn on to an arm band. This one is lacking in detail compared to mine.

Ahh okay, so its just some of the fakes, that come with a felt backing (supposedly for sewing directly to the uniform sleeve) then.

[zephyr4]

Thanks to everyone for your input.

z4