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Wim Vangossum
25th September 2009, 06:36
Hi everyone,

Picked this up earlier this week. (thanks for already looking, Jo)

Regards, Wim :)
Jo_Rivett
25th September 2009, 18:32
Wim, i believe the Line you see on the reverse, was a die alignment mark. I have the same mark on a few Rohlinge and other sympathy slogan badges. I also believe that is what an "O" is for, as found on other sympathizer and sympathy slogan badges.
Here`s another.
Wim Vangossum
26th September 2009, 17:27
Interesting theory. and it make sence to! I have a DRK brooche with the same alignement mark and next to that place they soldered the needle hinge. :thumbup1:

Regards, Wim :)
Jo_Rivett
2nd October 2009, 17:09
Wim, i have a few badges that have this line/Mark, and also a rohling that shows the same Alligment mark, or Die set-up mark on the excess.
Wim Vangossum
2nd October 2009, 17:54
Wow, nice spotted.
That unfinished piece is green like hell. Are you sure it's save and without radio activity? :lol:

No kidding: Is it zinc or tombak I'm looking at?

Regards, Wim :)
Jo_Rivett
2nd October 2009, 19:43
Wim, that's my excellent photographic skills at work there. :confused:
It`s normal Zinc. The lighter usual Zinc, not the darker Monkey metal.

I guess, (IMO) the only people left to work in these firms later on, were all either Veterans or disabled soldiers, or people with little idea or experience. And these marks would have made it easier to set up dies. I totally disagrees with Tuckers assumption that these factories employed highly skilled workers. Enameling is easy to do, working a big Schultess press is kids work too. Remember RZM rule #6 that they were only allowed to employ ayrian Germans. So after the war was in full swing, and esp. towards the end where was the workforce? only cripples and old people left to work at home... the quality of the enamel, and badges in general speaks for it`self later on, and sadly, as with most things within the 1000 years Reich, it all went downhill..fast!
Jo_Rivett
2nd October 2009, 19:47
Nun Erst ... with the same Mark :sneaky2:
Jo_Rivett
2nd October 2009, 19:51
the non-radioactive version
Wim Vangossum
3rd October 2009, 16:24
Now it looks more like zinc. :001_cool:

Regards, Wim :)