Stahlhelm pin... good or bad?

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Any info appreciated on this one. Good or bad? Possible idea of value if good?

Many thanks!

Dan

[Guest Rick Research]

Looks fine to me. Haven't had a clue on values since the interent made printed catalogs extinct.

[Ulsterman]

thumbs up. A bit over 1.5 million made and distributed. @$10. :cheers:

[Hauptmann]

Thanks guys! Just what I was hoping to hear.

I owe ya'll a pizza the size of a planet!

Thanks again!!!!

Dan

[avadski]

Recently I sold one on eBay for around 30 EUR.

Edited September 11, 2009 by avadski

[Chris Clark]

nice one without the cross

[avadski]

What was the difference between the cross on Hauptman's badge and 'circle' on my example?

[Ulsterman]

No significant difference' it's a mere member's pin, but just another variation.

[Histaria]

What was the difference between the cross on Hauptman's badge and 'circle' on my example?

Originally, you had to have been a "front fighter" to become a member of the organization. Later, they started letting in younger men (and women in an auxiliary) who had not served at the front and they were allowed to wear a member's pin, but without the IC. The "circle" on your pin is just the rendering of a helmet's side lug.