Help with originality!

[Korgossen]

Can someone with better knowledge then me look at the NSDAP Member badge with a long needle and determine whether it is original or not? I think the badge gives an old, nice and well-made impression. One critic has pointed out the absence of grooves on the needle. The color is also a bit more towards the orange side compared with more common NSDAP enamel badges, but I have seen this color before in other cases.

[pcord74]

The sunken enamel is also a concern for me. Enamel from the time was of better quality and would not sink in like that IMHO

[klinger]

i dont think this one is a real one, the swastika looks poor made and the stick pin looks wrong and later added

[Korgossen]

The sunken enamel is also a concern for me.

I have also noticed this sunken enemel, it also have a quite glancy finish but the bage it self gives a very good average impression. It's not a cheap or easy made work all to all. I have seen other needles very much like this in Sweden (other kind of badges), they exists in parallel with a ribbed standar. But thats Sweden and not NSDAP. The needel is also quite thin.

[Korgossen]

Special features of copies badges where the originals have its needle attached right into the backside (like here), is in many cases that it tends to be attached on a plate instead, because it's too difficult to do it properly.

[Richarddwh]

I don't like the black enamel either, I would have expected better quality. Also, is it common for the red enamel to be opaque opposed to the translucent effect seen on pin back party badges?