The official, "unofficial", Party badge thread.

[Greg735]

So My two (for now...) NSDAP party badges

M1/6


M1/34

[jimmy72]

Two Karl badges ! M1/6 Karl Hensler and M1/34 Karl Wurster .

[Greg735]

My last entry! I'm loving those Ges. Gesh badges!

[TheUnfrozenHead]

First time poster. Whew.... this was a looooong thread with a lot of info to sink in. I'm super impressed. You guys are the best reference resource I have been able to find. Does the collective have a recommended/trusted dealers for these? I was looking at a couple of sponsor sites and saw pins I would like to purchase, but even those differ from the examples on this thread that have been authenticated as legitimate. I have to err on the side of skepticism in such a treacherous market.

Example ( WW2 German nazi - waffen SS original - NSDAP Membership Badge RZM 13 L. Christian Lauer, Nürmberg )

There are multiple other examples of a Lauer badge posted here, but none look like this one. Please advise.

[jimmy72]

Transitional Lauer parteiabzeichen .. this badge was produced around 1933-35 before the M1/13 prefix we see on later Lauer badges. Genuine and nice badge . If you are interested in TR badges , Jo Rivett’s “The Party Badge “ book is the bible on badges. Good luck !

[TheUnfrozenHead]

Transitional Lauer parteiabzeichen .. this badge was produced around 1933-35 before the M1/13 prefix we see on later Lauer badges. Genuine and nice badge . If you are interested in TR badges , Jo Rivett’s “The Party Badge “ book is the bible on badges. Good luck !

Thank you for the reply. That's quite the expensive book!

[jimmy72]

Well , it’s about on par with reference books from B&D Publishing . Not sure if they have any copies for sale but Jo has a few left on the website . 150 chf ( Swiss francs ) ... as I said , worth every penny if enamel-badges are your field of interest.
https://www.parteiabzeichen.ch/index.php/contact

[koisokok]

Hello, newbie to forum and the collecting bug. Wondering if anyone can help me on these two? After looking over the other's here I feel that they might not be authentic.? . Any inputs would be great! Thanks again, and great to be here..

[John Brandon]

Hello and welcome to the forum of knowledge

Sadly they are a product of the 4th Reich and are not period items

[koisokok]

Thanks for the reply, imagine brought all the way back from Europe .. On top of that supposedly from a very good friend of a friend. Lesson learned ! Now I am worried about the other pieces , a couple daggers and pins. I will try and find the proper section to post those . Again, thanks ..