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09-29-2013 02:40 AM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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Looks like a nice original pin other than that I am unable to help.
Eric
[h=3]e plu·ri·bus u·num[/h]
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It appears to be a genuine period piece. The design would lead me to think it is related to the German police.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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Thought so too Bob but the wing are very long?
Eric
[h=3]e plu·ri·bus u·num[/h]
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Eric Zentner
Thought so too Bob but the wing are very long?
Eric
Yes, I noticed that. It may just be a variant design. It is only a stick pin to be worn with civilian clothing. The design shows no resemblance to any insignia used by any of the German Armed Forces.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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I've seen these described differently, but nearly always as being some sort of pin to identify civilians in the service of the Wehrmacht (more specifically the Heer or the Kriegsmarine, the Luftwaffe having its own wreath/winged swastika design). Supposedly the nearly circular wreath and extended wingspan of the eagle differentiate it from the more oval wreath and shorter-span wings of police badges.
I also have the idea that the stickpin versions were intended for male personnel, while the ones with a horizontal pinback were for female personnel, but I can't recall where I picked up that impression. I confess that I may know even less about these things than I think I do... and I don't know that much to begin with!
Regards,
G. Kelly
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Undocumented oral tradition collector lore is usually not something to rely on. It certainly is not a theory I have ever heard in the many long years I have collected. For instance, look how many years the SA Wehrmannschaft armband was incorrectly identified as a "SA sports armband?" Nothing in thie design of this piece would indicate any relationship to the military in my opinion.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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You know it is real now so rest easy.
I find if you try to diagnose every maker on a unmarked item it will cause you insomnia so I no longer try.
Eric
[h=3]e plu·ri·bus u·num[/h]
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Eric Zentner
I find if you try to diagnose every maker on a unmarked item it will cause you insomnia so I no longer try.
Eric
True. I used to have things my uncles brought back that defied the rules, none of which bothered them in the least.
I did just run across something "sort of/kind of" referring to an "Abzeichen fur Angestellte and Arbeiter bei Heer, Kriegsmarine und Waffen-SS (Silber)," but I don't know it that refers to this sort of badge or not. If its just a plain old period stickpin, there are worse things to be stuck with.
(No pun intended).
Thanks to all for the comments!
Regards,
G. Kelly
ETA 09-29-2013: the above description did turn up similar pins when fed into a search engine. If that is indeed the correct description, the name is far more imposing than the item itself!
Last edited by 3986QMTC; 09-29-2013 at 12:39 PM.
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