What Does M Mean On A German War Cap Badge Is It Gold

[0987654321]

what does the M in a diamond shaped box stand for on a german metal war cap badge. Is it a mark for Gold. Any details would be gratefully received.

[bert_h]

Extremely unlike any continental gold mark. Probably the manufacturer's mark, or possibly M for Messerschmidt if it's an airman's cap badge.

[Retrochic]

it could be a copyright mark a diamond shape is often used on pewter with either Ges. Gesch., which is Gesetzlich Geschutzt: legally protected, patented, or M which is Musterschutz: copyright. What other indicators are on the badge? which WW and what colour is the metal?

[Sqad]

Could it be the cap badge of the German paratroopers?

M standing for Generalmajor Meindl........famous German paratrooper

[Sqad]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Meindl

[stuey]

Are you sure that it's an "M" and not a "W"? Not that I know what either one would mean, but it could make a big difference into your research into it.

[Retrochic]

I've had an item in my shop a German modernist metal umbrella stand and it had a diamond mark which had a W in it -it could have been an M though.

[stuey]

Photos always help with questions like this, 098....

[stuey]

If in fact it is a "W", the obvious guess would be "Wehrmacht"; however. I think that would be too simple: The German military favoured "flashy" badges and insignia...But, who knows?

[shoota]

Is it possibly a stylised bridge - the symbol of the Bundesvehr Pioneer Corp?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/0087-German-army-Bundeswehr-beret-cap-badge-COMBAT-ENGINEER-PIONEER-TRUPPE/391001243517?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3Dc4645fd6f4af48118b505d568d0eca20%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D280839242229

[stuey]

Well that certainly looks like an "M", shoota: a "stylized" bridge.