Minesweeper 2

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Guys !
I need opinions and comments about this minesweeper badge .
An friend of my has this one , and a Norwegian " expert / dealer " says that this minesweeper badge is a fake . The same "expert " that sold my the fake PAB and IAB in packet of issue .
Badge is in tombac and has good details . I think this one is good .

Lillegutt

[Jan Arne S]

Back of minesweeper badge

[Tim B.]

Lillegutt,

Though I personally don't care for the crowfoot type of pin attacthment, the badge itself looks correct in other aspects. The catch is attributed to a couple different maker's I believe and I have seen this style on other unmarked items. My vote - good.
Tim

[Rich G]

While I'm not a Kiegsmarine badge collector, I would also say this one was good.

Sounds to me like you should stay well away from this dealer unless he really does believe it is fake and sells then as such for a few $, now that would be like a collectors heaven... on second thoughts why not send me his address so I can check out his reproductions for myself!

Rich

[Jan Arne S]

Norwegian Dealer

Hi Guys !
Thanks for input !

Rgordon ! This dealer only have a paper catalog and not web - pages . In their catalog it stands that you can send badges to them and they will say if badges is authentic or fakes. But I don`t think they are any good on Third Reich Badge . And they should not claim to be " experts " on Third Reich Badges and say to collectors that the badges they have in their collection is fakes , when the badges is authentic . A lot of collectors trust this guys and send back their badges as fakes . And the Collectors get sad because they think their items is fakes ,
They also told my friend that his unmarked Destroyer badge is a fake . But I disagree , the badge is a unmarked Foerster & Barth , Pforzheim , ( L / 21 ) Destroyer badge in zink .
Look at pics

Lillegutt

Destroyer front

[Jan Arne S]

Destroyer badge back

Back of badge .
They told my friend that this hinge , pin and catch was not used on authentic Destroyer badges . And agian I disagree , I have compared with Lorenzo`s L / 21 Destroyer Badge and can`t find any thing wrong . Only different is that this one is unmarked .

Lillegutt

[Jan Arne S]

Minesweeper

Hi Guys !
On Saturday I was at a Norwegian Marked . And my email friend was on the market , and he sold this badge because the Norwegian Dealer said that it was a fake . Badge is now in my collection .

Lillegutt