Blockade runners badge--probable S&L

[Martin W]

Indeed an original badge John.

After recent discoveries i am inclinded to attribute this award to Steinhauer & Luck and not Juncker.

Just my opinion,at this point.

Regards,Martin.

[Norm F]

As I presented in the '57 and KM forums on GCA, more evidence of an S&L connection comes from comparing this type of Blockade Breaker to the S&L '57 version. They share tiny details in the obverse die, but the '57 version being based on a modified wartime die has two extra portholes added.

Best regards,
---Norm

[RICK S]

blockade runner

Hi Guys; although this looks like a good example, I don't recall ever seeing one like this with the hardware and 6 port hole design. Its been 66 years since WW ll, has any other examples of this design come up for review over the years for comparision ?

[Norm F]

Hi Guys; although this looks like a good example, I don't recall ever seeing one like this with the hardware and 6 port hole design. Its been 66 years since WW ll, has any other examples of this design come up for review over the years for comparision ?

Hi Rick,

Here are three previous threads with examples that I could find on first run (there may be others), the earliest is back in 2004 from a source who "had it for some time":

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...lockade+runner
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...lockade+runner
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ockade+breaker

If these badges were reproductions I would expect them to either be based upon a known design or create something totally different and untraceable. But here we have a badge that copies no other, yet shows unmistakable clear tiny die characteristics of the S&L '57 version. To me this was derived from the same tooling source as the '57 S&L, plus there's the added evidence of using a known S&L setup. At worst one could speculate that it is a result of post-war production by S&L which ties in with many other threads on that issue.

A badge produced in small numbers could easily hide under the radar for 60 years in the pre-internet era. We see that phenomenon already with the Meybauer tombak KM badges.

If anyone finds more examples of this type please post in this thread.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Norm F]

Pertinent to this thread, here is the Blockade Breaker badge from a Lüdenscheid sample case posted on Helmut Weitze's site a while back. For what it's worth this case was described as:
"Large Order sample case from a commercial agent,Lüdenscheid. This is one of the last remaining existing Orders sample case of the firm of Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, which is still preserved. Probably from 1944. ... Almost all awards
come from the company Steinhauer & Lück; only the Flakabzeichen is
by the company Assmann. Because of the late war production,
all combat badges produced in zinc."

The Blockade Breaker is a good match to the type discussed in this thread.