Infantrie Sturmabzeichen in Silber R.S.S. Richard Simm & Sohne

[rbminis]

It's been a while since I have been able to add a new Infantrie Sturmabzeichen to my collection.
I was recently able to add this silver example to go with my bronze grade.
It has tarnished but, it still retains most of it's silver finish.
Ralph.

[fischer]

Hi Ralph,

Congrats on your new addition, it's a very nice example.

This silver grade RSS is the 6-vein variant and like so many of the other makers, the crimped in attachment has failed on these.
All of the 6-vein ISA's I have seen have the ball hinge and catch directly soldered in place and they have the wide spaced R S S maker mark on the reverse.

I have never seen a 6-vein with the hardware crimped in place as intended or in Bronze grade...which leads me to believe your Bronze is a 5-vein.

Here is my example to compare.

Cheers Mate!
fischer

[Gwar]

Nice award, I was under the impression that R.S.S. was the abbreviation for Richard Sieper and Sohns, Ludenscheid, perhaps the '&' in R.S.&S. is what sets them apart..

[Danmark]

Always amazes me that for a field worn award, the ball hinge types look so fragile. I wonder why Simms never used the block hinge and flat pin that is so much sturdier?

[rbminis]

Hi Ralph,

Congrats on your new addition, it's a very nice example.

This silver grade RSS is the 6-vein variant and like so many of the other makers, the crimped in attachment has failed on these.
All of the 6-vein ISA's I have seen have the ball hinge and catch directly soldered in place and they have the wide spaced R S S maker mark on the reverse.

I have never seen a 6-vein with the hardware crimped in place as intended or in Bronze grade...which leads me to believe your Bronze is a 5-vein.

Here is my example to compare.

Cheers Mate!
fischer

Thank you fischer!
And, yes, my bronze grade is a 5-vein.
It was missing the hinge and pin when I acquired it. It was fairly early in my collecting, and I wanted the challenge of attempting a repair.
Ralph.

[rbminis]

Nice award, I was under the impression that R.S.S. was the abbreviation for Richard Sieper and Sohns, Ludenscheid, perhaps the '&' in R.S.&S. is what sets them apart..

Thank you G!
I know that Sieper were allowed to make quite a few accessories, but I don't think they were allowed to make awards.
Ralph.