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Not collecting by maker mark but like the obverse variations. Is the style without any 'pebbling' in the background tough to find? First one I've noticed like that.

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Difference is in the enamel , one being translucent and the other opaque. The pebbling will not be revealed on the obverse of the opaque . M1/162 Konrad Seiboth ( Sudetenland )
 
You mean the late war zinc badge marked M1/185, made after October 1944.... no need for pebbling. The opaque badge will have pebbling but you obviously can`t see it.
The late war badge is a cheap-O painted bit of zinc, meant to just make sure there was "something" to wear, with no real emphasis on design/quality. And yes, M1/185 is quite hard to find due to them being a late M1/ maker of small badges. Mainly HJ items, and always in zinc. Made during the last weeks of the Third Reich.
 
Actually no I meant the opaque badge as noted in the previous post but thank you for the info on the zinc badge. I didn't realize it was that late!
Every time I log into this forum I learn something!0
 
LoL, no. I'm bad about thinking things are obvious and not going into great detai. No, I meant the difference between the two enameled badges. Jimmy72 cleared it up for me and after posting the initial thread i found others addressing the same auestion.
 
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