U Boat Badge

[Don D.]

Interesting observation Norm.

[Ralph Arndt]

I don't believe that this badge was made by S & L.

[Don D.]

Would that mark then be a distributor's mark?

[Norm F]

I don't believe that this badge was made by S & L.

I assume you mean your opening post badge. No, I don’t either. Just a copy of the S&L design later on in the post-zinc era.

Best regards,
—-Norm

[Lubo]

Would that mark then be a distributor's mark?

I second Don?

And Norm, I must say I’m impressed by you knowing so well your area!
Great database!
Thank You!

[Ralph Arndt]

I assume you mean your opening post badge. No, I don’t either. Just a copy of the S&L design later on in the post-zinc era.

Best regards,
—-Norm

So you are saying both U Boat Badges are post WW Two ?

[Norm F]

So you are saying both U Boat Badges are post WW Two ?

Hi Ralph,

I’m suggesting that all three U-boat badges with the “cross over M” mark and also the unmarked solid Tombak U-boat badge from Kai Winkler’s site are post-WW2.

Put another way, every badge shown in this thread so far is post-WW2 except for your original Tombak Schott badge (with the replaced main pin) and the original Tombak hollow-back U-boat by S&L.

Best regards,
—-Norm

[Ralph Arndt]

Thanks.

[morel5000]

Hi Norm,

Do you think that the design with the straight ribbon holding the wraith is post ww2? Or are there legit versions of that design (manufactured before 1945)? Is it linked to a specific maker?

Thanks for the nice comparison.

Michel

[Norm F]

Hi Norm,

Do you think that the design with the straight ribbon holding the wraith is post ww2? Or are there legit versions of that design (manufactured before 1945)? Is it linked to a specific maker?

Michel

Hi Michel,

I assume you're talking about the plain vertical ribbon just underneath the crown. That's a good question.

It's not the design of any of the currently known makers (Schott, Meybauer, AWS, Juncker, S&L, Deumer and supposedly Beco) and most of the examples of this type seem to be fakes, but could it have been copied from an unknown wartime design?

Here's what I think is another fake (on the red background) but below it a zinc example with a more convincing reverse setup that I'm not so sure about. For now I'll keep an open mind.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Norm F]

Here's another "plain ribbon" fake like the "cross over M" badges but with a different setup and spurious "2" mark in the pin.

Best regards,
---Norm