The "9 - 8 - 7" Rule

[StephenL]

Here is a simple rule for checking if your badge is bad-

Genuine large Deschler GPBs (and that's all large GPBs, as only Deschler made them) all have 9 oakleaves per side.

Small Deschler GPBs all have 8 oakleaves per side.

Small Fuess GPBs all have 7 oakleaves per side.

Now of course this doesn't mean your badge is automatically good if it has 9, 8 or 7 leaves, but if it doesn't, it is bad.

[StephenL]

Here is the large Deschler badge with 9 oakleaves per side.

[StephenL]

Here is the small Deschler version with 8 oakleaves per side.

[StephenL]

The small Fuess version of the GPB has 7 leaves per side.

[ServerAdmin]

Great rule. I usually start with the number of leaves and then look at the lettering. By the time you get through counting the leaves and lettering on the front it seems like you can rule out most of the really bad fakes. :)

[Hans N]

Hi,

so what you bacicly say is that there were only 2 makers that produced the Golden Party Badge?


Nice tutorial!

[StephenL]

Hi,

so what you bacicly say is that there were only 2 makers that produced the Golden Party Badge?


Nice tutorial!

That's right - Deschler was the only maker of the large badge, and also made a small version. Fuess (who also made the Blood Order) was the only other maker of the small. Any other makers / markings are fake.

[Hans N]

Hi Steven,

thanks again. These GPB´s are not my field of collecting but i for shure learned me something new today:thumbup1: