Montana Smith
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Rocket Surgeon said:I always lurk here, adding to the view count.
I just don't advertise, if you see my gun(s) it's already too late.
Maybe I'll post a pick of my crossbow...
All contributions gratefully received!
Rocket Surgeon said:Most interesting to me are the pins, (I have a few myself), and the background. Any originals? Your favorites? Love the Nazi pin, (like Toht's/Donovan's). Would appreciate a thread on those and their history.
Lots of them are likely to be originals (based on where and who they came from), but I find it hard to tell, since there are so many restrikes in circulation.
I have a list of all the badges that I have, where I've tried to date them to their actual period of use (or the period they represent).
As for a favourite, that's difficult. Most of the badges I didn't go out specifically looking for, and I never intended to collect them. They've just been in my line of sight at the right price, and usually in small collections - at fairs and boot sales.
There's one candidate for favourite: a bronze Royal Flying Corps cap badge. I have an inkling that it's original, and not one of the cheap restrikes. It has the look of age, verdigris on the back, and a broken off pin.
The three Nazi badges are all reproductions:
SS Officer Cap Eagle M1938
SS Officer Cap Skull & Cross Bones M1938 (RZM M1/52)
National Socialist German Workers Party (enameled and nickel plated RZM M1/129)
Toht was a 'Golden Pheasant', one of the first 100,000 party members, and his badge has a gold ring around the edge. I'm waiting to track down a repro of one of those.
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