NSKK badge RZM M1/34

[Cyano]

Dear collectors,
What do you think of this NSKK badge, made of aluminum, and with the manufacturer's RZM code M1/34 (Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen) ? Does it look authentic to you?

Thank you for your advice before purchasing





Regards,

Cyano

[bittaker]

I see nothing wrong with it.

[Reinhard2]

I don't like it. RZM code too blurry, all the needle system not what I know. But I only have a bit more than 20.

[Cyano]

Hello,

You don’t like it, but do you think then it is a fake one?

I found two other examples on two different sites:





And the other one:



The marking is less faded, but the needle system is the same. I think it's because these badges are made of molded aluminum rather than zinc or « buntmetal », so it's much harder to weld on aluminum.

[Cyano]

I've just found other similar examples or the same type on other reputable sites. All these molded aluminum models use the same needle system, and the markings are a little blurry either:

[ivbaust]

Here’s mine for comparison

[Cyano]

Thank you IvBaust! Always there to help me .
Indeed, yours is very similar to mine. And it's very beautiful! Is it also made of molded aluminum? It seems to have been gold-plated, no?

[ivbaust]

… Is it also made of molded aluminum? It seems to have been gold-plated, no?

Yep, it’s very light. I assume it’s aluminum.

The color is silver and it has some patina, thus it has this yellowish look on the photo.

[Cyano]

To complete this post, here's a photo of a pin-mounted model from the same manufacturer:



Here's another zinc model, again from the same manufacturer, but where the needle system is more conventional, being welded directly onto the badge:





In fact, welding on zinc poses no problem at all. Not so with aluminum.