unidentified Badge

[SAMann]

Hello Guys,

I picked up these two badges as part of a Trade deal and have no idea what they are, One appears to be Original and marked from Steinhaur & Luck. The other one is obviously a Repro of the same badge. Looks like some kind of Fire service badge. I have posted photos of both, Front and Back. Can anyone enlighten me? Lew

[Aldo]

A search seems to lead to a post WWII, Federal Republic of Germany Firefighter performance badge of some kind. several listed on ebay and elsewhere

German NW Firefighter Performance Badge Silver Type II. - im

[Watchdog]

A search seems to lead to a post WWII, Federal Republic of Germany Firefighter performance badge of some kind. several listed on ebay and elsewhere

German NW Firefighter Performance Badge Silver Type II. - im

Yep, civilian fire brigade. NW = Nordrhein-Westfalen or North Rhein Westphalia in English which is one of the German states and includes Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Essen etc.

Regards

Mark

[SAMann]

Many Thanks! Please, tell me your opinion as to whether the gold one might be a more current, but still Official / Original, badge and not a repro as I had assumed.

Thanks

[Watchdog]

Many Thanks! Please, tell me your opinion as to whether the gold one might be a more current, but still Official / Original, badge and not a repro as I had assumed.

Thanks

These are not in my field of collecting and I am simply aware of them from my time serving in Germany during which I spent many hours sifting through collector markets/fairs etc a which all kinds of uniform, insignia etc from para-military organisations as well as military are to be found amongst the militaria.

I do believe the gold badge is a lower quality and therefore probably later item as the market for these is sufficiently limited as to make forgery uneconomical.

Just my opinion you understand.

Regards

Mark

[SAMann]

Thanks a lot, I sort of figured that was the case, myself, S&L was still around AFTER the war, I guess, but I like the Mark on the older badge! Lew

[Sleepwalker]

This is the second Version of the "Feuerwehr Leistungsabzeichen" in silver und gold . NW LVF = Landersfeuerwehrverband Nordrhein-Westfalen".

www.feuerwehr-ehrenzeichen.de / BRD 31003

Regards