Chris Boonzaier Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Recently picked up these from a group that had been split.... there is the regular pin for the association, made by Deschler.... but also a big badge made by Poellath... which I have never seen before... if anyone knows what it is, or knows anyone who may know... please point them here... This is also very interesting, a 1936 Leiber association reunion badge... combined with a Saarland ceremony....
Eric Stahlhut Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 i have one of those big badges and if i recall correctly, it's larger than an ek1. i posted it many years ago it was described to me as an honor badge from the veteran's association of that regiment.yours looks to be in perfect condition!
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 26, 2015 Author Posted July 26, 2015 Hi Eric,that is probable, so far I have only found pics of the small blue badge, and a version of the small blue badge with oakleaves... but no other example of the big one. I have gooled every combination of Leib Regiment Verein Abzeichen Ehrenzeichen etc. etc. ... but Nada.Ditto for the Gold badge.
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 2, 2015 Author Posted August 2, 2015 Hi Eric,can you remember where you got the info?
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 Here is another Lapel badge that loks a bit like a Bier Zipfel...
Claudio Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Hi Chris,On the catalogue of Jörg Nimmergut "Abzeichen urn Auszeichnungen Deutscher Kriegervereine, 1800-1943", page 425, no. 995 is depticted your badge as :Inf. Leib. Regiment München, Mitgliedsabzeichen, Chiffre ILR: Infanterie Leib Regiment, 47,9 x 33,7 mm, RS: glass, längs broschiert alle Auflagen am achteckigen Rahmen befestigt, Hersteller: CARL POELLATH / SCHROBENHAUSEN, BM vs/em. Eur 65.- (today's mark value as per the catalogue)The pin you have is also from the ILR (no. 996/page 426), although it doesn't have the "Jubiläumsschildchen 25 mitgeprägt", Hersteller DESCHLER & S. / MÜNCHEN 9, BM vs/em. Eur 45.-My brother has the above-mentioned pin badge with Jubiläumsschildchen 25"... ;-) Ciao, ClaudioForgot to say, that I would put these badges in the forum under "Weimar Republik", not imperial. Infact such badges were created by the veterans' association well after 1918. C Edited September 20, 2015 by Claudio
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 21, 2015 Author Posted September 21, 2015 Hi Claudio,Nice badge! I have seen the basic one like mine, then a version with oakleaves, and now with oakleaves and "25" ...For the bigger one with the crown, I am going to go out on a limb and doubt Nimmerguts catagory. There are the established membership pins (I assume newbie, 10 year and 25 year) and I don see the big badge simply being there as a unusual or unofficial Association badge. As it came out of a Generals group (Leib Regt officer during the war) I am guessing that it is some kind of Merit badge or distinction within the association? I have been looking for Leib Regiment items for quite a few years and this is the only one I have seen, so I would go 2-3 times what Nimmergut quotes ;-)The Leib Regt association actually predates WW1, so not Reichswehr time. I have to look but I think I have association membership certificates from 1905-06.If you brother wants to trade... ;-)
Claudio Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 I will let my brother now... ;-) but I doubt he will let it go; he does also collect such badges and pins...:-)
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 9, 2015 Author Posted October 9, 2015 I found this today.... Singing group of former Leib Regiment members... ;-)
IrishGunner Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Nice. I would think these veteran badges could be a good collecting theme...(thinking of another thread)
Claudio Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Now you have only to find the missing parts... the ribbon and the enameled extension on the bottom
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 10, 2015 Author Posted October 10, 2015 Damn... but at least I got the nice part ;-)
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Here is a selection... notice the cap badge!! I dont know who wore uniform hats? Maybe Fahnenträger?
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 21, 2016 Author Posted April 21, 2016 I really like the cap badge above, but this 100 year Feier badge is pretty nice as well.....
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 28, 2016 Author Posted April 28, 2016 I think I may have the answer to something that has been bothering me for ages.... why is there no mention in any of the histories of the Leib Regiment giving these to its "Waffenbrüder" ? Nothing in any Alpenkorps books, nothing in the Leib regiment histories.... I think the reason is... looking at this one, that it is probably a postwar thingy, possibly at a reunion with ex Austrian soldiers. There are a few photos of such meetings in the 1920s...
spolei Posted May 29, 2016 Posted May 29, 2016 The medal with prince Alfons was for his 25years jubilee as protector of the bavarian shooting-association.
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 29, 2016 Author Posted May 29, 2016 6 hours ago, spolei said: The medal with prince Alfons was for his 25years jubilee as protector of the bavarian shooting-association. Yes indeed, but what i meant is, from the way it is made it looks very similar to the Leib Regt one, which makes me think the Leib regt is postwar.
VtwinVince Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 Ooooh, nice collection Chris. Can you post a close-up of the medal at lower left?
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