S-Boat II. Form "R.S."

[peterm]

Hi guys !

Please have a look on this one! To me it looks ok, but I'm interested in Your opinion.

Kind regards,

Peter

[peterm]

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[AndyC]

Well IMO its a good RS



Andy

[Norm F]

Hi Peter,

I agree a genuine Souval with "wartime compatible" production values with an unknown period of production. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the silvered reverse finish for wartime production because these are sometimes double marked with an L/58 stamp that is considered post-war, but we simply can't know for sure. I prefer the gilded reverse examples, but that's just me.

Here's a link to a thread which in turn links to previous threads on the topic.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=574136

Best regards,
---Norm

[peterm]

Thanks for looking, Andy and Norm !

Kind regards,

Peter

[RichardT]

Looks good to me but I wonder about the gilt wreath and eagle. They appear to have a lot less wear than the rest of the badge. Possibly refinished?

Richard

[John R.]

I wonder what caused the square shadow on the back?

John

[Martin W]

I wonder what caused the square shadow on the back?

John

I am thinking some kind of a price tag John?

It could have sat in some dealership for years with an adhered tag on the reverse ?

Who knows.

Regards,Martin.

[Norm F]

Looks good to me but I wonder about the gilt wreath and eagle. They appear to have a lot less wear than the rest of the badge. Possibly refinished?

Richard

Personally, I believe the finish is all original to the badge -- we'll just never know exactly when that was.

I agree with Martin that the square on the back is from some kind of sticker that was on there for some period of time.

Best regards,
---Norm

[John R.]

I believe the finish is all original to the badge -- we'll just never know exactly when that was.

I agree with Martin that the square on the back is from some kind of sticker that was on there for some period of time.

I agree on both points. John

[Ludwig]

IMO an OK badge.

[BubbaZ]

I also agree, it's "wartime compatible" RS S-boot
Same as my ground dug example. Cannot compare the finish since it is almost all gone on my S-boot.
Cheers,
Hubert

[peterm]

Personally, I believe the finish is all original to the badge -- we'll just never know exactly when that was.

I agree with Martin that the square on the back is from some kind of sticker that was on there for some period of time.

Best regards,
---Norm

Hi guys !

I once got this one from a veteran and You are right, it was a sticker with his name and address...

Kind regards, Peter

[RichardT]

My example of this badge.

Richard