Schwerin Minesweeper

[fischer]

Hi Guys

With the arrival of this one today, I have finally added a Kriegs badge to the collection. My main collecting interest is IAB's but I have always liked the design of the Minesweeper. When I found this one I could not resist.

Hope you like her as much as I do.

Best Regards, fischer

[Norm F]

Very, very nice Fischer! And hard to find with the frosting still on the water plume.

Best regards,
---Norm

[BubbaZ]

This badge is a killer Fisher!
Congrats!
Hubert

[Adrian]

I love that badge fischer. Congratulations on adding such a fine piece.

[Hans Kondor]

TOP badge, congrats Don!

[The Dragon]

She's a beauty

[AndyC]

Very good condition


Andy

[Blued]

Not an IAB??!!? *Gasp*

Regardless, nothing less than the high quality I would expect! Nice addition!

[Mike Kenny]

A nice original badge for sure, but from the pics I have a strong suspicion it has been cleaned. The reverse shows quite a bit of wear and loss of the dark grey finish. The water spout appears to have some tombak peeking through.

Regards
Mike

[fdodge]

That's a stunning example and it will be lonely all by itself

Regards,
Frank

[Norm F]

A nice original badge for sure, but from the pics I have a strong suspicion it has been cleaned. The reverse shows quite a bit of wear and loss of the dark grey finish. The water spout appears to have some tombak peeking through.

Regards
Mike

Holey Moley, Mike! Your comments jogged my memory. Amazing what a difference photography makes. You're absolutely right. That's the same badge I traded out of my collection a while back. Fascinating how these things circulate around...

Best regards,
---Norm

[Mike Kenny]

Don't take my comments as negative. The badge remains a very nice example and is a great start to a KM collection! D should be very happy with it.

Regards
Mike

[Norm F]

Don't take my comments as negative. The badge remains a very nice example and is a great start to a KM collection! D should be very happy with it.

Regards
Mike

Sure Mike, no negativity inferred. I thoroughly discussed this badge on GCA previously, and also I told the recipient of the trade about the apparent past cleaning process.

Although purists will dislike the lack of the patina of age, from a purely aesthetic point of view it looks much more attractive than my "aged" Schwerin with has more of the gilding.

Best regards,
---Norm