Gold party badge

[minzi]

Recently found this and was wondering if it was a legit badge. Its a nice piece but I really have no interest in keeping it. After a little research I found this is a 25mm Fuess badge numbered 5561, and all registries I've seen do not have a matching number for it.

So I have 2 questions. 1: Is it real? and 2: Is it worth anything in it's current condition?

[Wagriff]

There are, as you can imagine, some Extremely Good copies of these badges out there-especially some made awhile back in Switzerland. Your badge here looks like a textbook 25mm Fuess GPB. It almost would require an in-hand examination of it to be 100% positive though, but from the photos provided, this one looks right. Any GPB is certainly worth a decent value.

[Jo Rivett]

especially some made awhile back in Switzerland.

SWITZERLAND? fake GPBs made in Switzerland? Where does this notion come from?

[minzi]

There are, as you can imagine, some Extremely Good copies of these badges out there-especially some made awhile back in Switzerland. Your badge here looks like a textbook 25mm Fuess GPB. It almost would require an in-hand examination of it to be 100% positive though, but from the photos provided, this one looks right. Any GPB is certainly worth a decent value.

Well it was found in a box with a bunch of WWII US medals/insignias like some Major rank insignias in the belongings of a recently lost family member, but this piece really stood out so i figured I'd look it up.

[Jo Rivett]

Minzi, it`s a 100% original badge with no cause to think otherwise both obverse & reverse. I can only think that Wagriff meant to say AUSTRIA?

[Wagriff]

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[Jo Rivett]

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Thats rubbish. I dont know of anyone here in Switzerland who made or is making copies of any TR items. Surely the guys there are getting mixed up between CH and AT!

[Wagriff]

Don't shoot the messenger, Lad... But, in any case, Minzi's badge looks Very good, in my opinion. If he's looking to sell it, I'm sure there will be no trouble getting a decent price for it. If the number can be traced, it may well do even better.

[minzi]

Don't shoot the messenger, Lad... But, in any case, Minzi's badge looks Very good, in my opinion. If he's looking to sell it, I'm sure there will be no trouble getting a decent price for it. If the number can be traced, it may well do even better.

In all honesty it was probably taken from a kill or pow, theres was no documentation with it. Tracing it would probably require spending more money than would be added to it.

[Wagriff]

The numbers of GPB's are not listed in total, but there are quite considerable listings of Some of the numbers. The number on this badge is fairly low-being 4 digits, and so it may well belong to someone of interest.