E-boot badge

[NARVIK1940]

I know nothing about these, and suspect this is a fake. However, I appreciate opinions.

Thanks!

Scott

[Leroy]

Your suspicions are correct.

[Mike Kenny]

1000% definite VERY cheap repro casting - run away!

Regards
Mike

[magnusmilitaria]

what is that ,home made repro ?

[Rik]

Really bad....

[5ribbonbar]

even Carsten Steagemeir would be offended by this piece...

definitely a poor fake.

Cheers,

Glen

[Ludwig]

100% junk!

[BubbaZ]

Agree, bad to the bone
Cheers,
Hubert

[Tom Yanacek]

what is that ,home made repro ?

Hello to all,

It's actually a very crude Hollywood film prop, made by Sean Barry Weske. He was a British actor that also worked in Hollywood as a technical advisor and prop man. He used his initials 'SBW' within the three joined circles as his trademark...

[Tom Yanacek]

... a very clever takeoff from the original logo used by Brüder Schneider, Wien: the letters 'BSW' within an upside down cloverleaf.

[Jody]

S-boot

Hello,
I think all of you guys are wrong. I feel the badge is just very late war around 1968 or so.

BTW, that is cool info on the initials.

Regards,
Jody

[Tom Yanacek]

Ah, but is it a real Sean Barry Weske Hollywood film prop, or is it a fake of a Sean Barry Weske Hollywood film prop? That's the 25¢ question.

[Tom Yanacek]

Sean Barry Weske also made the very ellusive Balloon Badge:

[Tom Yanacek]

... and another one of his film prop E-boat Badges:

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is some info from his biography:

"Having been a student of German Military History, Sean was always around to give technical advice on many War Movies & TV Dramas and as an Actor, he has played 'Uniformed Characters' countless times, from British 'Bobbies' to German Officers..... Sean now lives and works around Hollywood as an actor and also creates uniforms & insignias for the big production companies and is always "on call" to offer technical advice on 'war movies'. Sean is also well known for being the last photographer to photograph the late Sharon Tate. His photos of her are now the basis of all the "Sharon Tate Memorabilia" on sale around the world."

The above information can be found here:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058201/bio