High Seas Fleet Badge

[Rommel1933]

Hello..

I didn't have much in the world of Kreigsmarine until this March. I wasn't that excited about it when I got one. However, now that I look at them & do research they are quickly becoming some of my favorites. I can see how the addiction to this genre can easily take hold!

This is my High Seas Fleet badge and it is supposedly associated with a sailor was on the Gneisenau.

[Norm F]

Hi Scott,

Nice badge. Glad you've got the bug.

I noticed that badge as part of this grouping for sale on the e-stand recently. The only thing that struck me as unusual was the Destroyer is an early P&L-attributed Tombak badge whereas the date of award on the Destroyer document was August, 1944, long after the transition to zinc.

Best regards,
---Norm

[BubbaZ]

I agree, nice tombak Schwerin HSF, the catch repaired obviously.
Cheers,
Hubert

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi Scott,

Great looking badge with just the right amount of wear. Neat little catch repair too.

Best regards,
Tom

[NOR_collector]

That is one really nice grouping!

Best regards,
André

[Oscar]

Norm has right with Destroyer set. Although there are also similar cases in Heer section (some people talking about proof of provenance). For me hard to tell about originality of sets like this. For sure most of them are just added for better value/complete the set.

BTW the whole set is great

[John R.]

Hi Scott,

Nice badge. Glad you've got the bug.

I noticed that badge as part of this grouping for sale on the e-stand recently. The only thing that struck me as unusual was the Destroyer is an early P&L-attributed Tombak badge whereas the date of award on the Destroyer document was August, 1944, long after the transition to zinc.

Best regards,
---Norm

Unusual in respect to our timeline for these badges, but who knows what destroyer badge was issued to him. Maybe the destroyer itself had a stash of these badges, like Tirpitz had from recent recovery finds, in tombak. Or the Navy badge issue depot had it.

I would not worry about it if it was in my collection and assume it came from the sailor, either as an original issue badge or if a zinc badge was issued, a replacement badge.

John

[Martin W]

I would not worry about it if it was in my collection and assume it came from the sailor, either as an original issue badge or if a zinc badge was issued, a replacement badge.

John

I'm inclined to agree,and possibly a private purchase piece too ??

Regards,Martin.

[Giel VW]

Nice original badge. Don't forget to keep good scans of the documents, always nice to know where it came out!

[Rommel1933]

Hello.. thank you all for your nice and very insightful comments!

Thank you,
Scott