U-boot Kriegsabzeichen maker 65

[Woolgar]

Just picked up this nice zinc badge. I love the contrast of the gold paint and the patina

Please can you confirm if there was a maker 65

Many thanks

Nick

[BubbaZ]

Hi Nick,
This is S&L zincer with spurious 65 mm which most likely was added post war IMO. The badge itself can be wartime or postwar, impossible to tell.
Cheers,
Hubert

[Woolgar]

Thank you Hubert

[Norm F]

Hi Nick,

The badge itself is likely S&L leftover stock. The "65" mark is post-war, likely at the time of finishing, and appears on a variety of awards as discussed in this thread:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=741018

There were a few years when this confused the collecting community into thinking there was "Klein & Quenzer" U-Boat badge but the mark is different from K&Q's mark and besides appears on other makers' products as shown in that thread. K&Q is not a known maker of KM badges.

Best regards,
---Norm

Edit: Ah, I see Hubert already answered.

[Woolgar]

Many thanks Norm

Nick

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi Nick,

Is this an incuse-relief maker mark I see to the left of the catchplate or just a surface defect?

Best regards,
Tom