Schwerin U-boat badge check

[vintagetime]

This is on TTW's site. Seems like a good price if it's genuine? Does it look like a good one? Thanks, John

http://www.wwiidaggers.com/24767.htm

[vintagetime]

Pics

[Nordmark]

It´s a fake imo, I would not touch this piece.



Regards,



Daniel

[vintagetime]

Thanks Daniel. Is it because it has the large letter stamping combined with a flat pin? Or just the lettering? John

[John R.]

John, give this thread time to develop a bit. There are a number of issues about this badge, lets see what others have to say.

John

[ChrisH]

IMO a fake !!

[fdodge]

I'm not too sure about the maker mark and I definitely don't like the shape of the pin.

[Mike Kenny]

Schwerin U-boat badges are not the easiest of badge to evaluate from pics (especially these pics where the obverse details are blurred) but for me I tend to agree, this one does not look good. For me ALL the hardware is "off" (hinge, pin and catch), I like to see the solder at the base of the catch turned black with age (at least on worn badges, which this one appears to be). What kills it for me though are some of the obverse details (eg the "trapezoid" rudder on this example, rather than square as on my early original) and the finishing - eg the keel and swas "cutouts" which just don't look Schwerin to me.

Regards
Mike

[vintagetime]

Thanks for the input.

Here's the only other picture available.

[vintagetime]

Tom Wittmann brought it to the OVMS show this past weekend. Joe P. thought it was a repro as well. Tom said, oh well, another badge for the repro box. I have a ton of money in that box.