My new HJ Golden Leader Sports Badge

[Wim Vangossum]

After more then 20 years I bought another HJ Golden Leader Sports Badge for my collection. My other one has a serial number.

Regards, Wim

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[CasLunter]

Very nice Wim! Mint condition.

 

[Wim Vangossum]

Very often they claim that this badge is made of Bronze. Is there anything written in period text that it is fire golded Bronze?

 

[CasLunter]

Interesting take, as far as I know they are made out of fire gilded buntmetal . At what ratio, no idea.

 

[Wim Vangossum]

Yes, buntmetall is a general German term for copper based alloys. It' s very difficult to say what base metal they used if its not specified in a period reference.

 

[Wim Vangossum]

Next problem: the enamel. In the old refererence books they speak from dark bleu enamel. Later articles etc. speak of black enamel. I put them underneath the microscope and look: first picture is from a clearly black DVG Westmark (Lothr) - badge, second picture is from the Führer Sportbadge... What's the opinion?

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[bertl59]

Hi WIM
it looks more blue for me

 

[Wim Vangossum]

Hi WIM
it looks more blue for me

Yep, that's my opinion too. Almost black but rather a very dark blue...

 

[Collect100]

Very nice addition. Thanks for sharing with us. I agree very dark blue...like the midnight blue tux I wore in college years ago.