Original Minesweeper?

[mtaylor583604]

Wanted to check this out before I bought it. I realize its not in good condition, but I am fine with that since its cheap, just want to make sure its original.

[BubbaZ]

Hi,
It is original Schickle zinc Minesweeper, pity about damaged reverse hardware.
Here is my zincer for comparison.
Cheers,
Hubert

[BubbaZ]

And here is my tombak Schickle Minesweeper with the same hardware.
Cheers,
Hubert

[John R.]

Good posts Hubert, as usual.

John

[Norm F]

Hi Guys,

I agree with Hubert on the Schickle attribution, but if I'm not mistaken, the badge posted by mtaylor583604 has Schickle's rounded stamped metal catch instead of the "Pforzheim-P" catch seen on the variations posted by Hubert.

Here are a couple of more Schickle Minesweepers (zinc and Tombak) with this rounded catch. The zincer was marked L/56, post-July 1941 no doubt after the sell-off of Schickle's remaining stock.

Best regards,
---Norm

[mtaylor583604]

Thank you so much for the help guys!

[mtaylor583604]

How about this one?

Here is one more I found, I usually dont buy off Ioffer, but its a good price if its good.

[BubbaZ]

if I'm not mistaken, the badge posted by mtaylor583604 has Schickle's rounded stamped metal catch instead of the "Pforzheim-P" catch seen on the variations posted by Hubert.

Hi Norm, indeed, when I look closer to the blurry image on the bottom it looks more like rounded stamped metal catch rather than "Pforzheim-P" catch I still miss such Schickle Minesweeper variant anyway
Cheers,
Hubert

[BubbaZ]

Here is one more I found, I usually dont buy off Ioffer, but its a good price if its good.

Hi,
This one looks like original F&B zincer
Here is mine for comparison but with larger catch plate.
Cheers,
Hubert

[Norm F]

Wanted to check this out before I bought it. I realize its not in good condition, but I am fine with that since its cheap, just want to make sure its original.

I just realized the images from mtaylor583604 at the top of the thread were linked from a host server. Just uploading them here so they're not lost.