Deutsches Sportabzeichen

[HPL2008]

Just in, another post-war DRL-without-Swastika badge, this time the Versehrtensportabzeichen [Sports Badge for the War Disabled] class:

[Glenn66]

Love it!

Any idea of the vintage of this example?

[HPL2008]

Any idea of the vintage of this example?

Not too much is known about these post-war badges, but the introduction of the DSB sports badge in 1952 (which recipients of a DRL badge could get without the need for re-qualifying) pretty much rendered them obsolete. Production probably ceased around that time.

[HPL2008]

It's been a while, but here is another de-nazified DRL Sports Badge in Bronze.

I liked this one because quite some effort was put into the removal of the Swastika, resulting in an "open" bow with openings.

Also, Ernst Schneider of Lüdenscheid is a less common maker:

[HPL2008]

It took me a while, but I finally found a nice post-war Versehrtensportabzeichen in the version with the "full" center:

Obverse and reverse view:






A group photo with its de-nazified and post-war brothers (as seen before in post # 22 and 31):

[FPerseghetti]

Hey,

Got an example of Ernst Schneider of Lüdenscheid with intact swastika:

(Sorry for the bad pics, the badge is not actually green as it looks ...)

[Adrian Stevenson]

Good original badge.

[HPL2008]

It's been a while, but I've just added another denazified bronze DRL Sports Badge to my collection. This was rather neat work, with the Swastika removed and the bow reworked into the shape familiar from the DRA badge: