obverse comparison. Identical obverse designs. Geez, maybe they're all Souval?!
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Originally posted by Norm F View PostI wonder if we're just seeing all variations on the same theme...
Connection for U-boats seems clear but for other KM and Heer awards not so noticable if any except of similiar reverse setups (commonly used by various makers)?
I also enclose comparison of stiriation, Kondor's u-boat vs flatback Minesweeper. They are so close that seem to be done with use of the same tools.
Cheers,
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Originally posted by BubbaZ View PostHi Norm are you suggesting that flatbacks have something to do with postwar Souval activities?
Anyway, I agree completely about the saw marks being very similar, but at the same time the hinge and the general contours of the cutouts are more Souval-like, so Kondor's badge doesn't clearly fit into either category. That's why one has to consider at least the remote possibility that these are three badges on the same continuum. Unfortunately, we can't be definitive other than to say these are likely all post-war products sought by veterans as replacements or for the souvenir market.
Best regards,
---Norm
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Hi Norm,
Thanks for all of the information, whether it is an unknown flat back or a Souval, it came from him and for me, that's what is important. The only anti-partisan badges I have, came directly from the vet. While everything else is period, I knew immediately that the badges were bad, but I still have them displayed with everything else that he gave me
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Originally posted by Kondor View PostHi Norm,
Thanks for all of the information, whether it is an unknown flat back or a Souval, it came from him and for me, that's what is important. The only anti-partisan badges I have, came directly from the vet. While everything else is period, I knew immediately that the badges were bad, but I still have them displayed with everything else that he gave me
I agree completely. A badge acquired by a vet as a replacement for one lost has special meaning in a grouping. In 1989 my Dad travelled to Regensburg, went to an antique dealer and bought a Deumer KVK2 and a Deschler KVK1 to replace his own. Since he chose them and handled them they have more meaning to me than the EK2, Minesweepers and other badges and insignia I've collected that relate to his military service.
Cheers.
---Norm
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Originally posted by Kondor View PostHi Norm,
Thanks for all of the information, whether it is an unknown flat back or a Souval, it came from him and for me, that's what is important. The only anti-partisan badges I have, came directly from the vet. While everything else is period, I knew immediately that the badges were bad, but I still have them displayed with everything else that he gave me
John
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