Klelnkampfverbande

[Zheleznyi]

Please opinions

[Norm F]

Hi Железный,

Nice little grouping. Too bad there's no service record or other documentation to indicate that they were all originally from the same sailor.

At any rate, the 1st pattern U-Boat clasp is the nicest condition I've ever seen.

The zinc S&L is only the third one I've seen with the "4" marked pin, which is UC# 1.2.10 in the classification system.

I can't comment on the I.D. tag but perhaps member "glaser" could?

The candidate's badge (Bewährungsabzeichen) is not the usual factory-made type, and I see Detlev has taken the liberty of describing it as "Zeitgenössiche Frontfertigung", but really without verifiable provenance all one can say is it's home-made, rather than standard issue.

The value on the COA seems rather high for the sum of the parts, but anyway nice items.

Best regards,
---Norm

(uploading the linked images to the server so they're not lost from the discussion)

[Norm F]

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[Norm F]

hand-made Bewährungsabzeichen.

[Norm F]

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[Norm F]

Familienstammbuch

[Norm F]

the COA

[Zheleznyi]

Thank you Norm!
BR
Vladimir

[John R.]

As Norm said, the valuation of this very nice group of artifacts is based on the sum of the parts. Unfortunately, nobody knows if the group was always together like this--even the dealer probably would not have known. Past tense since Detlev is no longer in business.

I think Norm meant "hand made" and not "home made" as I doubt if somebody's mother sewed this. It looks fairly well done, so perhaps a local tailor did it or seamstress or even a small manufacturing concern. Very hard to say exactly where.

That is the problem with so many patches but I think this one is nice and I like the fact it is a one of a kind example as far as this forum is concerned.

John

[Ludwig]

Nice little grouping! Impossible to judge the originality of the Bewährungsabzeichen, but I like it.

[John R.]

OK, not as nice but this is mine.

John

[Zheleznyi]

Thank you guys!

[48RMC]

That's a very nice first u-boat clasp in a wonderful condition, but your swordfish emblem intrigues me more, because of the green on yellow combination which let me believe that this emblem has been (self)made for u Molch/BIber-fahrers, as far as i know these branches within the Kleinkampfmittel had to wear these coastal artillery tunics

[48RMC]

IMHO a self made ID tag i couldn't imagine that these are issued by the Km

I can't comment on the I.D. tag but perhaps member "glaser" could?

(Bewährungsabzeichen) is not the usual factory-made