AlecH Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I've been offered this small goldern party badge. Sorry about the poor pictures, I'd hoped they would turn out better. Do members think its original ? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spasm Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 AlecH It looks pretty good to me for several reasons: Fuess badges have 7 laurel leaves on each side rather than the 8 on Deschler badges The lettering in the enamel looks good (even from the poor quality photos) the I almost comes to a point and the dash overlaps the L almost touching the S. I can't see the H well but it looks to have very thin uprights. The pin plate has a rounded C rather than a "thin" upright version found on copies Are there the two dots of the umlaut within the letter U of Munchen? (I can't quite see on the photo) - they should be there. The only thing "wrong" that I can find is that the stamping on the pin plate is normally off centre - up and to the left - where this one looks spot on centred. Not a bad thing just something not seen on most gold badges by Fuess. Overall I would say it's a good one Best of luck Spasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erich S Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Yep, it's original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Agreed .............. nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapten_windu Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 IMO, it's an original.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecH Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Gentlemen thanks for the posts. I too have a good feeling about this badge. Here are two better pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spasm Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yep, still looks like a good one to me. Assuming you now have it, how tempting to try to find it's original owner. Although I believe there is no full list, there are some places worth having a look. Rick research, a member here I believe, has the full list of party numbers for the Gau (district) of Hessen-Nassau - ask him nicely and he will probably look up the number for you. The SS Dienstlaterliste also would contain party numbers which can be accessed by the people who have a copy (fairly easy to find on t'tinternet). Worldwarmilitaria have a forum dedicated to the Golden party badge so may be worth checking there against their known list with members. I expect the Gents here would help too. Let us know if you get anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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