Schwerin E boat badge review

[Nordmark]

It is a fake imo. It is the system and the needle plate. These are only found on Schwerin zincers, not on the tombak pieces.




Daniel

[chainsawrich]

look at the placement of the 8 on the maker mark

Terrence

Ahhh yes that I see......also the hinge construction.

[Mike Kenny]

Unfortunately I agree, a good quality repro.

Regards
Mike

[chainsawrich]

While we are at it whats your thoughts on the HSF - FO with soldered fittings ?

[chainsawrich]

[chainsawrich]

[chainsawrich]

I belive this one is a zinc correct ?

[Mike Kenny]

Yes, definitely a zincer. It looks OK to me. The catch is a bit messy but, like the hinge, retains the correct original gilt finish. Double striking of the obverse around the main guns is a good sign in this case.

Regards
Mike

[Martin W]

The S-Boot badge that started this thread is a fake,IMO.The badge posted by Phil is original.
The FO Fleet badge is also a good original zincer,of the type with the soldered reverse fittings.

Regards,Martin.

[Steve P]

Yes, definitely a zincer. It looks OK to me. The catch is a bit messy but, like the hinge, retains the correct original gilt finish. Double striking of the obverse around the main guns is a good sign in this case.

Regards
Mike

Mike, That's an interesting point mate...Is this a fairly typical feature on the late zincer Fo's?

[Mike Kenny]

Mike, That's an interesting point mate...Is this a fairly typical feature on the late zincer Fo's?

Which point? The double striking? If so, no, not common imo, at least on Fo's that I recall. It's a good sign of genuine die striking though, whereby the badge has jumped/moved slightly between blows. The feature is not that uncommon on tombak Schwerin HSFs though.

Regards
Mike

[chainsawrich]

Thanks guys for all the help and pointers on what to look for on these

[Steve P]

Which point? The double striking? If so, no, not common imo, at least on Fo's that I recall. It's a good sign of genuine die striking though, whereby the badge has jumped/moved slightly between blows. The feature is not that uncommon on tombak Schwerin HSFs though.

Regards
Mike

Yes, that was the point I meant mate!