Minesweeper Badge - Schwerin .. real?

[emilitaria_usmc]

I asked my collector friend to send me his two KM badges so I could post my six photos instead of his two small ones.
Here is his minesweeper by Schwerin:

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Zink, flat, painted finish, 53 x 43 mm, 25.2 gm, Schwerin Berlin.

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looks like the letters in Schwerin are starting to fill in.

There are a lot of things that I like in this badge.
I think it might be real, but I'm not yet sure.

[Norm F]

Hi emilitaria_usmc,

A nice original zinc Schwerin. At some point someone messed with the hinge pin but not enough to devalue it in any way, in my opinion.

Best regards,
---Norm

[münster]

i like the pin, thats just me, original pin

A little far slung out to the left, some swagger like jagger. matching finish. Ok to me.

And no disrespect norm, but this cam appears very close up. Natural wear.

Best
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[Norm F]

i like the pin, thats just me, original pin

A little far slung out to the left, some swagger like jagger. matching finish. Ok to me.

And no disrespect norm, but this cam appears very close up. Natural wear.

Best
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Hi Dion,

Yes, the main pin is original. Like I say it was the hinge pin that was messed with -- looks like someone poked it out and then hammered it back in. No big deal though.

Best regards,
---Norm

[BubbaZ]

I agree, a nice original zinc Schwerin
Here is the same variation from my collection (cutouts around eagles head, no hinge pin head).
Cheers,
Hubert