I would like opinions on this U Boat badge. It is marked REICH on the back and is 1 7/8 inch wide.
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Hello Wade,
Sorry, but that one is not real.
Looks like a crudely cast fake. There was no U-boat Badge maker by the name of "REICH." Catch and hinge are giveaways too.
Best regards,
TomMihi libertas necessest!Comment
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stay away from that one
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Yes, a crude cast fake. Soft looking, thin, incorrect hardware, fantasy maker mark. As wrong as you can get.
Regards
MikeRegards
Mike
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Whenever you see these with REICH markings they are bad (as if you could not tell anyway). I am not sure if the company is still around, but a company out of St. Louis sold them and a lot of other fake badges, but they sold them as fakes...I think they marked them that way so people could tell...back in the 70's. I bought a few when I was a kid and got bored and ended up bending them and breaking them.
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