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    9mm U-Boat for Review

    I purchased a small collection of 24 stickpins knowing 3 or 4 were junk, but the photo was poor and the price seemed good so I rolled the dice. So far, 9 have ended up being fakes (really poor fakes), and a few I've confirmed as original. Trying to sort through them all to determine if the price was still fair, or if I should attempt a return

    All of the war badges were poor cast slag fakes...this U-Boat, however, seems pretty good to me...but I know there are some decent fakes out there. I'm thinking this one is okay, but would greatly appreciate some opinions from you KM guys.


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    Hi Brig,

    That obverse design is discussed in this thread:
    http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ighlight=S%26L

    Quite possibly this design is by S&L but I’m perturbed by the poor obverse detail and the striations on the reverse compared with other examples, which raises the possibility of a cast fake. Also, with S&L, there’s always the possibility of post-war production.

    Best regards,
    —-Norm

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      Thanks Norm. I will try to get better images, but this disappointment seems to be the way of this collection more and more

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        A couple more images...

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          Hi Brig,

          I don't get a good feeling about it. Here are two fake minis -- a 16 mm U-Boat and a 16 mm Minesweeper (which you've seen before ). Note the same rough surface on the reverse and pin knurling as on that 9 mm one. I think yours could be another cast reproduction from the same source.

          Best regards,
          ---Norm
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            Thanks for the input and photos...another one for the dud pile. At about 50% with this collection right now, but thus far it still looks like cost might equal around value, thankfully

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