Avitas Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hello gents,I believe I have here an early SS dagger badge/pin with a very hard to read maker mark. Maybe you can figure it out. Does anybody else have one of these to compare? ANy ideas on originality and if it is an SA badge? I will post more SA badges here as I receive tehm. All responses are hugely appreciated with all my posts. Thanks,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 and the reverse, with maker mark (very hard to see)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCz Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 (edited) A funny piece this !! Never seen by me before. Based on the design of the Gau Essen badge and made by (Ferdinand) Hoffstatter of Bonn. Any evidence of filing along the edges of the blade ?? Edited May 8, 2006 by DanCz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 I don't think there ws much filing, maybe a little in the finishing stage of constuction. It appears to be die-stamped or die-forged. How exactly can you tell if it has been filed, and what is the significance? Any help on this out there?Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitas Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 I have just seen some good close-ups of the Gau Essen badge, and it appears mine may heve been one that had the hammers broken off (probably one broke off, so to make it look better they probably filed the others off). It looks like it may have been modified on the edges upon close inspection, as it is made by the same maker and matches entirely, except for the omission of the 2 hammers.Perhaps mystery solved,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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