List of Schnellboot (S-boat) Manufacturers

[John R.]

We now turn to the S-boat/E-boat badge. It probably should be termed S-boat, the E-boat label was used by Robin Lumsden in his book and both terms have been used by many others to describe this badge. For sake of reference and future searches, S-boat will also mean E-boat and Schnellboot.

Once again, please help me make a comprehensive list and I will make changes as they are presented. Also, if any of you have images of these badges, please post them even if you would go back to old threads and just use those to fill in the missing ones. You may also post more than one example of each. I will mark posted as they are attached to the thread.

(Further examples of the S-Boat badge can be found in this thread: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...21#post2015421)


TOMBAK - FIRST PATTERN

C. Schwerin & Sohn, Berlin (marked) Posted


ZINC - FIRST PATTERN

C.E. Juncker, Berlin? (unmarked) Posted, this unknown maker example discussed further here: mysterious new 1st pattern S-Boat

Steinhauer and Lück, Lüdenscheid (unmarked) - attributed - Posted, several setups, with or without "o" hallmark (period unknown); reference link: S-Boat badge...opinions?
Funcke and Brüninghaus, Lüdenscheid (L/56) Posted; single example that is actually the S&L design but stamped "L/56" (period unknown)

B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim (L/18 or "26") Posted, marked "26" in pin
Foerster and Barth, Pforzheim (L/21) Posted

Rudolf Souval, Vienna (RS), (period unknown) Posted

Unknown "flatback" maker? (period unknown) Posted

"Bacqueville" or "French-made" - controversial - Posted


ZINC - SECOND PATTERN

C. Schwerin & Sohn, Berlin (marked and unmarked) Posted, three types: solid flag and swastika, cut-out flag and swastika, umarked cut-out flag and swastika

B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim (L/18) Posted, horizontal and vertical setups

Rudolf Souval, Vienna (RS) Posted, square-wire catch and round-wire catch

Adolf Scholze ("AS in triangle") - attributed - Posted, flat reverse and scooped reverse versions

Alois Rettenmaier, Schwäbisch-Gmünd (unmarked) - attributed - (formerly called "flatback") Posted


Reproduction:

MH IN TOMBAK AND ZINC: See this thread: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=473042
S-BOATS IN THE FAKES GALLERY: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=102006

[RICK S]

S-BOAT 2nd pattern zinc RS

Souval 2nd pattern

[John R.]

AS Flat

AS with flat reverse

[John R.]

AS scooped back

AS scooped back

[John R.]

Another scooped reverse

[Martin W]

I'm sure there are better examples out there but here is my 2nd Pattern Schwerin with cut-out swastika and flag.
Regards,Martin.

[Tim B.]

Well John,

I don't see any 1st patterns yet, so I will post mine, though I know there are much better examples out there.
Tim

[Tim B.]

and for a little motivation to get others going...

[Tim B.]

One more and back to business...

[John R.]

Mayer first pattern, marked "26" in the pin, courtesy of Skip.

[Lorenzo Brown]

L/18 E-Boat in zinc

L/18 2nd pattern

[Lorenzo Brown]

L/18 details

[John R.]

S&L (Type with an "o" hallmark)

S&L (Type with an "o" hallmark) First Pattern zinc

[John R.]

Thanks to Jody, this is available from the book Fuhrer and Fatherland by Angolia.

[John R.]

L/56 first pattern

This is the S&L-type zinc 1st pattern S-Boat but has a different reverse setup than usual and is stamped L/56 in the reverse. This same mark has appeared stamped on a Schickle-type zinc Minesweeper and Destroyer as well -- whether wartime or post-war is unknown.

Posted by nomad in this thread: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=220418