U Boot bage in zic by Walter Schot ??

[Valentino]

What do you think about this U boot bage?

many thanks for your help!

[Don D.]

Not a good one.

[Valentino]

many thanks for hast help, don!

[Tim B.]

Agree with Don here.
Tim

[VtwinVince]

Agreed, lots of this particular fake on ebay these days.

[Ammersee]

Isn't his name spelled with two T's? Walter SHOTT? Gary

[Tim B.]

Isn't his name spelled with two T's? Walter SHOTT? Gary

Hi Gary,

Yes, you are correct here however, the actual stamping had an elongated single "T" as shown below.

Tim


An old thread that might be of interest: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=U-boat

[Don D.]

Isn't his name spelled with two T's? Walter SHOTT? Gary

That was the first tell that it was a bad badge to me.

[Mike Kenny]

Yes, you are correct here however, the actual stamping had an elongated single "T" as shown below.

Sort of. Imo the vertical stroke of the first T was damaged on the stamp. I've always thought you could just make out the top of the vertical stroke, ie the top stroke is not straight, there is a little "v" where the top of the first vertical T stroke would be. The original stamp imo had one long combined topstroke and two vertical strokes to make a double joined "TT".

Regards
Mike

[Mike Kenny]

sorry, double post

[Tim B.]

Hi Mike,

I agree to a point with that, and the empty space would allude to the other leg of the "T" however, I have yet to see an original badge showing a double-T fully stamped.

It could be a case of a die that was originally faulty from the start IMO.

Tim