Chris Boonzaier Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Here is an interesting set, the rough stamped one... then the cropped and silvered one before the pin was added.... just needs one with the pin to finish the set.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Interesting presentation, thank you for that. This might be of interest: https://www.weitze.net/militaria/21/III_Reich_VDA_Volksbund_fuer_das_Deutschtum_im_Ausland_Fest_der_Deutschen_Schule_Sept_1933_Landesverband_Mark_Brandenburg__266421.html?t=x Another interesting feature: part of the date (17) on the left side of the pin seem to be omitted from finished and issued pieces. Perhaps a last minute reschedule? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 That is interesting, you can see from the positioning of the Sept that they have simply removed the 17 from the die! I assume mine were proofs, but by the time they went into production they had removed the 17? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I see three possibilities: worn or faulty die (comparable to the case of C.E. Juncker stamp turning over time to C.F. on close combat clasps), intentional omission because of date change or multiple dies (same as the Thuring. Gautreffen of 1933 in Erfurt to name one). I got few projects going on at the moment but the easiest way to find out would be to access some of the online repositories of period newspapers- if the event took place, it will be mentioned somewhere. That could help eliminate at least one of the above. The fourth possibility of putting ANY date just for the proofs to get accepted while working out the actual date (or its omission) from the production pieces later would be highly unlikely IMO. If anything, they would omit the date on the proofs and add it on the mass produced pieces when they would be closer to knowing which date to inscribe. Interesting topic either way. cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Here's another stick for the spokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 45 minutes ago, Matthew Macleod said: Here's another stick for the spokes Indeed... that confuses things even more!!! Do you collect tinnies? Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Macleod Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yes, although as a side interest. cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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