Minesweeper Badge - what do you think?

[JamesT]

Gentlemen

I have been offered this badge along with some other things. The rest are OK but I don't know about this. I don't know Kreigsmarine badges and I know that minesweepers are widely faked so I hope you don't mind me asking about this one. What do you think - fake or a nice find?

Many thanks in advance.

All the best

James

[BubbaZ]

Hi James,
Definitely nice find
Original zinc "AS in triangle" minesweeper badge by yet unknown Gablonz maker, possibly Adolf Scholze. This is 2nd eagle pattern variation and you can find it in Minesweeper reference table here:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=452142
as variant 3.2.3.
I enclose same variant from my collection for comparison.
Cheers,
Hubert

[JamesT]

Wow! Many thanks. You are so kind to have taken the time to answer so fully.

Very very interesting.

All the best

James