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Next we have tha Glengarry Highlanders ww2 Canadian cap badge (unfortunately damaged, but hey, even the ugly ones need lovin' ).

Pat

anf the back of the Reg de Joliette Canadian ww2 Cap badge in immaculate condition...

ANother cap badge from the stash, a Regiment de Joliette cap badge from Quebec. Thanks again for looking

Pat

and the back with upside down BSW, SBW mark.

Hello gentlemen,

I know this has probably been discussed elsewhere, but I wondered if there was any news on the Balloon Observer badge and if it was actually issued in wartime. From what I have gathered it is still a mucky situation. Here is my badge which is a repro by an English maker in the 60's and 70's with the initials SBW (thanks for the info on the other post) for example. Any believed originals out there for discussion? Personally I think it is possible that it was awarded, but to likely under 100 people. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Pat

Nice examples Jef

It is true that we should think of the people that earned these badges, as this is the main reason I collect, to hopefully someday be able to show and tell people the history of these items. It appears mine is a WW1 issue, but it is not a match to any you have posted. It has a maker mark of Irwin? London so if anyone knows about this maker please leave some info,

Thanks again,

Pat

Wow! Good detective work guys, now I know where to check if I come across some other named items. THis just adds so much to the medal now that I know more about the woman who earned it. My girlfriend is just tickled pink about the news,as it is her medal. Thanks again for the great work, and if anyone else has any awards with women recipients engraved on the medal please post them.

THanks,

Pat

And the back of the E-boat badge, any opinions on it? This one is of an entirely different material than the other badges, as none of them except a few (BSW ones) seem to be the same material.

Thanks,

Pat

Hey guys,

One of the last of my infamous badges I got in one big lot, a 1st-pattern E-boat badge. This one is very heavy and does not bend, but has really undefined reverse and what looks to be a hole drilled through it to attach a replacement pin. Probably a bad fake, but I thought I would post it anyways.

Pat

and the back with blank space for engraving.

Yeah, it is almost impossible unless someone from her family does a search on her and ends up in a military collecting forum! Anyways, thought I would post my regular non-engraved issue for comparison. Anyone else with a female name engraved Good Conduct medal to share?

Later,

Pat

and the back of the Seefahrt tinnie, with mm.

Another early acquisition, the Seefahrt ist Not 1935 tinnie, maker FR. Zimmermann Stuttgart. The replaced pin fell off and is pictured as well. Any ideas on it or any other tinnie shown?

Here is the back of the HJ Zeltlager 1934 tinnie.

No comments out there?

Anyways, here is a Hitler Youth tinnie with the same construction as the presumed bad "Tag Der Wehrmacht 1939" tinnie at the beginning of the thread. I got this in the same early lot as the first couple posts. Any ideas on it and the last few I posted (or any for that matter ) are very helpful to me and other people just starting out in the vast world of tinnie collecting. Also, If anyone has any tinnie collecting books for sale, please let me know. Thanks,

Pat

and the back of the newest immigrant to Canada

Pat

Just thought I'd give a scan for the newly located buckle now at home here in Canada. Thanks Dan for parting with her, she's in a good home now Here are the new scans of this nice buckle.

Later,

Pat

Hello Kevin,

I had heard the BW could stand for Buchenwald as well, scary. I go this at an antique store in Kelowna, and I did a search on the SS-BW stamp and found the exact stamp as I have as well as the one you posted with the thinner SS rune, probably more than one stamp then. Any more help on this is welcome!

Cheers,

Pat

and the reverses of the collar tabs..

Here are some Major-Oberst DDR air force (not sure what it was called) collar tabs. I thought they were repro TR items, but turns out they are authentic DDR items. Hope you enjoy!

and the back of the cloth sportabzeichen.

Next we have a simple DSB cloth sports badge, with Ges. Gesch markings.

the backs of the DDR sports badges...

Hello all,

I am starting up a thread for my post-1945 German items that I haven't posted yet, and I will be posting more as time permits (still have to scan them all!). First up though are some recent acquisitions of some mini DDR sports badges in bronze.

finally, the reverse of the artillery cap badge. Please leave any info and opinions on any of these badges if you like.

Thanks again,

Pat