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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice original German NSDAP Party Enameled Badge Pin, which is a bit smaller than we usually see, and also does not have any text inside the red border around the edge. We can't recall having one of these before, and they seem to be relatively rare. We checked it thoroughly and were not able to find any maker markings.
The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy of four levels of government.
This example is very similar to the membership badge awarded to all personnel on acceptance as an official party member. It is a 19mm diameter, die struck alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work. The badge features a translucent red, circular outer border encompassing a white enamel field with canted black enamel Swas (hook cross). It is in very good condition, with a lot of intact plating, with some wear on the front and rim exposing the brass base metal. It does have a bit of tarnishing on the back and some patination on other areas where the plating is worn. Overall good condition with lightly worm enamel, and the back has a very nice "safety pin" style attachment, which would work on any type of clothing.
Ready to display!
Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSDAP and other organizations, including membership pins, came under the quality control of the RZM, Reichzeugmeisterei, (National Equipment Quartermaster) and as a result were marked with the RZM logo when appropriate. The registry was based at the Brown house in Munich and NSDAP party headquarters in Berlin. The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items. It also defined standards of design, manufacturing and quality and published an authoritative color chart for textiles. The M1 in the code stands for Metal Badges, with Kerbach & Israel of Dresden being contractor number 42.
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Details & Craftsmanship
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice original German NSDAP Party Enameled Badge Pin, which is a bit smaller than we usually see, and also does not have any text inside the red border around the edge. We can't recall having one of these before, and they seem to be relatively rare. We checked it thoroughly and were not able to find any maker markings.
The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy of four levels of government.
This example is very similar to the membership badge awarded to all personnel on acceptance as an official party member. It is a 19mm diameter, die struck alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work. The badge features a translucent red, circular outer border encompassing a white enamel field with canted black enamel Swas (hook cross). It is in very good condition, with a lot of intact plating, with some wear on the front and rim exposing the brass base metal. It does have a bit of tarnishing on the back and some patination on other areas where the plating is worn. Overall good condition with lightly worm enamel, and the back has a very nice "safety pin" style attachment, which would work on any type of clothing.
Ready to display!
Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSDAP and other organizations, including membership pins, came under the quality control of the RZM, Reichzeugmeisterei, (National Equipment Quartermaster) and as a result were marked with the RZM logo when appropriate. The registry was based at the Brown house in Munich and NSDAP party headquarters in Berlin. The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items. It also defined standards of design, manufacturing and quality and published an authoritative color chart for textiles. The M1 in the code stands for Metal Badges, with Kerbach & Israel of Dresden being contractor number 42.
