While most of these was not produced and worn during the German Kampfzeit, the badges here symbolizes a similar time in their respective countries. Worn during times of hardship and struggle for ideas, similar to the ones of the German NSDAP.
Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP)
Period: February 1920
Size: Unknown
Manufacturer: Josef Fuess, München
Comments: No surviving examples known to collectors, and very likely none will surface either, since the prototypic nature of this badge. The badge is photographed in the Bundesarchiv, possibly from Josef Fuess workshop. Cancelled due to the change of the party name, just about when the test badges was finished.
Materials: Translucent enamel on a brass planchet
Period: c. 1920-1921
Size: 23,3 mm
Manufacturer: Unknown
Comments: Completely unmarked, possibly so early it predates the patent (Ges. Gesch). Extremely crude design, featuring an interesting design fault with a mirrored Z. The second known to date.