Need help on a Destroyer badge mm "4"

[zbv500]

Hi all,

what is your opinion about this destroyer badge ? A friend of me brought it to me and asked me if I could sell it. Iam not familliar with this maker so at first the question is, is it a real one ?

Thanks Jens

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[Lubo]

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=229018&page=4
I don't like the obverse of your badge at all, but the reverse looks like a match to an original (when picture by picture comparison)

[zbv500]

Thanks for your opinion. I didnt liked obvers as well, but maybe its heavily polished ? The backside is an exact match to an example found in D. Niemanns catalogue.

Any more input ?

Thanks Jens

[John R.]

I think this is a good one, just polished and or heavily worn or both. Top pin broken of course but everything else looks OK.

Like to get other opinions.

John

[Tim B.]

Hi Jens,

My concerns are that this might be a very good casting of an original. The hardware looks good as does the maker's mark I think, but the details are very soft and there are those little pits/holes that are often an indication of casting. I also think it is a little too brassy for my tastes.

Do a search here and try to come up with some good comparison shots to bounce this one against and wait for some more members to chime in. I would be very careful at this point though.
Tim

[Jeff V]

I am with Tim Ball. The obverse screams out casting to me. I would pass on this one.
best wishes,
jeff

[Steve P]

I agree with John that this could well be a good, well-worn or polished badge...But, as observed, my concern is with the pitting...enough to call a pass on it as a questionable piece IMHO.

[John R.]

For now, I still think it is a period badge. Side by side attached. Do I love it, no. I admit, without have the measurements and weights, it does look a bit smaller in the cutouts.

[Don D.]

Well worn and probaly polished. Still, it looks ok to me. The "pitting" looks more like scarring from being worn or tossed about. The reverse is spot on.