Mystery Winged Badge

Is anyone able to tell me the origin and exactly what this badge is for, please? It was sold to me as WW2 German but I wasn't convinced that it was before I purchased it and am still not because it has no swastika incorporated into it. While it could be German it could have also have originated from somewhere else.. I purchased it because it looked interesting and it was reasonably priced.

As can be seen it appears to be a combination of a wing or, perhaps, a bird and a wheel.

Many thanks for any help.

We had something similar before.

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....t=winged+wheel

It is an emblem of the Reichsbahn. The Reichsbahn was established in 1920 (check!) and continued through WWII into the DDR, i.e. up to 1990! So do not make any assumptions about the date. It will be necessary to study variations in style to narrow down the period.

I've seen that before but don't know exactly where. It's a pretty common symbol and has been used will all sorts of things. Usually associated with cars or motorcycles.

This particular one does appear to be the Reichsbahn as Patrick pointed out.

Reichsbahn 1st Pattern Collar Tabs - German Misc. Cloth Metal Insignia - Jessen's Relics Military Memorabilia

Thanks for the replies chaps. This looks like it may be the one: Early Pre War Reichsbahn Officials Collar Tab Insignia - German Railway Cloth Metal Insignia - Jessen's Relics Military Memorabilia

I thought that the wing part of the badge may indicate something to do with flying rather than something to do with railways.

So it won't help me saying our Police Traffic Motorcyclists have those on their ties in silver but much smaller then???:lol:

At one time the R.A.C. (Royal Automobile Club) had motorcycle "roadside assistance" people; if I remember the old Brockbank cartoons correctly, didn't they use a logo similar to this somewhere on their outfits?

You may be thinking of this emblem

Wikizero - Royal Automobile Club

which apparently shows a winged Mercury.

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Originally Posted by Gil Boyd

So it won't help me saying our Police Traffic Motorcyclists have those on their ties in silver but much smaller then???

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Not unless you produce a photo, Gil !

Not that one, but it is surprisingly hard to find photos of pre-war RAC uniforms.

AA maybe?

Could be an early motorcycle courier badge perhaps?

I am told they had the single wings but people mistook them for air crew sonow they have these doubled up tie pins

Time to take off the backing for a look perhaps?

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

Time to take off the backing for a look perhaps?

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Are you still talking about the OP's badge? It's been identified in posts two, three and four.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

Are you still talking about the OP's badge? It's been identified in posts two, three and four.

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