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    Gebrüder Wegerhoff - Lüdenscheid & Unidentified U Boat badge

    I am new to Kriegsmarine badges and now I have two. An early Gebrüder Wegerhoff - Lüdenscheid, and an unmarked badge that is missing it’s pin set up. Can anyone identify the maker?
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    #2
    Hi jayhawkhenry,

    The badge on the left is a zinc Deumer (missing it’s hinge and pin). Unfortunately, the badge on the right is a known cast reproduction, based upon Deumer’s early Tombak design with a spurious GWL mark added for extra effect. (Deumer was the only manufacturer to use a different obverse design for their zinc and Tombak U-boat production.)

    Best regards,
    —-Norm

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      #3
      I agree with Norm.

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        #4
        Me too, sold by the usual suspect

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          #5
          Is this also contrived? Purchased from Omaha, Nebraska ? Reference: V.Kempf. KRIEGSMARINE WW2 BADGES, volume 1. U-BOAT BADGES. CATALOGUE PRICE. 2014, p. 38,

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          Last edited by jayhawkhenry; 08-29-2020, 04:20 PM.

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            #6
            Hi jayhawkhenry,

            Viktor Kempf is a well-known internet fraudster and peddler of fakes. He invented those “publications” with internet images and made-up prices to support his sales and was thrown off various platforms for copyright violation.

            Here’s a previous discussion on his activity:
            https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...-kempf-on-ebay

            Best regards,
            —-Norm

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              #7
              Thanks Norm. I appreciate everyone’s assistance.


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