Christopher Ailsby and the Golden HJ Honour Badge with Oak leaves.

[Garry]

Hi Carfin,

Well, it isn't marked in any way and it isn't made of gold so it isn't an original issue example of the honour badge with oakleaves but I'm sure you already knew that. This is where Ailsby's story about "dress pieces" comes in. There is no proof for any of his claims but in a weird way you can't fault the logic that awardees may not have wanted to risk losing the original badge and instead wore badges like yours or the other types that Ailsby shows in this thread. However, and as I mentioned, there is no proof that such badges were available to buy back then.

 

[lewys]

Hello gentlemen,

Thank you very much for this response. I had of course a huge doubt regarding the authenticity of this badge, but the post of Ailsby gave me a little hope despite everything.
It is undeniable that if I were awarded a badge of honor with gold oak leaves, I would only wear it during official ceremonies and that for everyday wear, I would have one made much less precious. But as you say, there is no concrete evidence that recipients of this badge had badges made for everyday wear.
Best regards from Alsace , France.
Carfin.

 

[Strumble69]

A badge being sold by Hermann Historica. Opening bid is 4000e

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[Garry]

A badge being sold by Hermann Historica. Opening bid is 4000e

As Jo Rivett pointed out here a few years back (he's talking about the badge I show in the post above his), it seems very odd that a badge made of gold and with such a small amount of recipients would have two different methods of manufacture (with rivets and with a flat reverse). He certainly believed that the one you show there is a fake.