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    #1

    Early U-boat Badge

    Can anyone identify the manufacture of this early tombak U-Boat badge?
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    Reverse

    Reverse.
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      Close Up Of The Eagle.

      The eagle.
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        The Catch

        The catch.
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        Last edited by W. C. Stump; 04-28-2004, 06:41 PM.

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          #5
          My vote is Steinhauer & Lück.
          Cheers, Frank

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            Interesting asymmetrical cut-out at the keel/lower hull of the U-boat. Seen this same characteristic on late war zinc badges that can be found with both needle and broad type pins. An example of this can be found on page 427 of The Iron Time book by Previtera. I use to own a zinc badge like the one pictured in the book, except that mine had a needle pin. By virtue of the catch on your badge, I would say Steinhauer & Luck as well. By the way, a very nice looking U-boat Badge. Best regards! Tom Yanacek
            Mihi libertas necessest!

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              Originally posted by Frank H
              My vote is Steinhauer & Lück.
              I really hope someone can come up with an identifiable Steinhauer one of these days, but I don't think this is it. It is very similar, but there are a number of small differences from the S&L characteristics the biggest of which is that S&L badges had a cut-out Swastika.

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                Hello Gordon,

                Would all Steinhauer U-boat Badges have to have a cut-out swastika? You say that a Steinhauer U-boat Badge has never been identified? Wow! You think they would have put their incuse-relief '4' on the pin as they did on the Destroyer Badge. (At least on some of their U-boat Badges anyway.)
                Best regards! Tom Yanacek
                Mihi libertas necessest!

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                  Tom

                  Always possible that they may have made a solid swas version but there are other different characteristics too between Bills badge and Steinhauer. Steinhauer also used a longer pin that visibly projected below the bottom of the badge. I'm more inclined to think that some of the late war unmarked zink pieces that are often identified as Schwerin may in fact be S&L.

                  When I say not identified, I mean I have never heard of a maker marked authenticated S&L U-Boat Badge. The characteristics of their badge can be seen from their illustrated 1940/41 catalogue however, so its possible to say that this badge of Bill's doesn't fit the S&L characteristics.

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                    Originally posted by Gordon Williamson

                    I'm more inclined to think that some of the late war unmarked zink pieces that are often identified as Schwerin may in fact be S&L.
                    Hi Gordon,

                    Than in your opinion this would be the zinc S&L and not a zinc Schwerin like I always thought it was. There sure are are a couple of similarities between this badge and Bill's example and certainly when it comes down to the reverse setup, which IMO is identical.

                    KR
                    Philippe
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                      reverse
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                        Gordon, Thanks for the information.
                        Philippe, Nice U-boat Badge!
                        Best regards! Tom Yanacek
                        Mihi libertas necessest!

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                          Steinhauer & Lück EK1. Compare pin and hinge to Bill´s and Philippe´s examples:
                          Cheers, Frank

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                            And the most telling for me, the unique S&L catch in profile. Compare to Bill Stump´s badge.
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                            Cheers, Frank

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                              Hi Guys,

                              The shape of the catch on my zinc u-boat is a little more rounded but the material seems to be the same.

                              KR
                              Philippe
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