Just my two cents, most period pins have a knurling on them, not all, most, and there is a lack of RZM licensure, again, just my opinion, G
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Any additional opinions before it is relegated to the junk pile?
John
It's a tough one John. All of my stickpins from the era have a knurled pin except for the skull pins and certain swastika pins. Most likely because they are early pre war stickpins. I would expect a TR Polizei pin to conform to the knurled pin construction. The pin looks detailed but somehow it looks "off" to me. I don't actually have one in my collection to compare it to. The images in the reference book are sub par and do not show the shaft of the pin. I wish I could give you definitive answer. Put it off to the side as an undecided until something else surfaces.
Regards, Al
John, as I looked at the last picture again I thought I could see some light swirls around the shaft. Is that correct or just tarnishing? If so then I would be comfortable with it as authentic. The knurled pins are not always so deeply grooved but subtle sometimes like the the GAB on the right or the Spange on the right. Sometimes they are even more subdued
As I was looking through my pin case I realized I do have a small Polizei pin 11mm and it has the very subtle grooves I was referring to.
Regards, Al
FWIW I see the light knurling on the pin
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