Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice original German NSDAP National Socialist Party Enameled Badge Pin, (RZM) Marked with 75 on the back, indicating it was manufactured by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim, located in Southwest Germany. This is an early transitional piece, which does not have the "M1" prefix on the identifying number, which began to be used when additional types of metal items began to be ordered.

The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy of four levels of government.

This example is a standard issue membership badge, awarded to all personnel on acceptance as an official party member. It is a 24mm diameter, die struck brass alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work. The badge features a translucent red, circular outer border with embossed silvered script, NATIONAL-SOZIALSTISCHE-D.A.P., encompassing a white enamel field with canted black enamel Swas (hook cross).

It is in very good condition, with a lot of intact plating, with wear on the front and rim exposing the brass base metal. There is some overall oxidation, and the front does show some staining to the enamel.  The back has a very nice "safety pin" style attachment, which would work on any type of clothing.

Ready to display!

Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSDAP and other organizations, including membership pins, came under the quality control of the RZM, Reichzeugmeisterei, (National Equipment Quartermaster) and as a result were marked with the RZM logo when appropriate. The registry was based at the Brown house in Munich and NSDAP party headquarters in Berlin. The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items. It also defined standards of design, manufacturing and quality and published an authoritative color chart for textiles. The earliest contractors were only for metal badges and did not have a prefix, with Otto Schickle of Pforzheim being contractor number 75.