Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge opinions?!?

[FrikorpsDanmark]

Good day everyone.
Gentleman, I would like to hear Your as allways very helpful & useful opinions on this Auxiliary Cruiser War badge. I believe it to be made by Foerster & Barth, L/21.
For me it looks to be original piece & not that easy to find one made by this manufacturer. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Best regards,
Peter

[Norm F]

Hi Peter,

It does indeed look like a good somewhat beat up F&B, but the catch appears to have been replaced.

The catches usually have the characteristic curled pattern in stamped metal like in the attached images.

Best regards,
---Norm

[FrikorpsDanmark]

Hi Peter,

It does indeed look like a good somewhat beat up F&B, but the catch appears to have been replaced.

The catches usually have the characteristic curled pattern in stamped metal like in the attached images.

Best regards,
---Norm

Thanks for Your answer Norm.
I think You are also correct about the catch, I also noticed, that it looks to be repaired/replaced.
Thanks,
Regards

[AndyC]

A good one but I´ll agree about that someone have done somthing with the catch. Still a nice badge




Andy

[upbeek]

Nice badge !
I do like the L/21

Kind regards Chay

[Martin W]

Despite the repair it's a very nice badge and hard to find with the L/21 mark on the mainpin.

Cheers,Martin.

[FrikorpsDanmark]

A good one but I´ll agree about that someone have done somthing with the catch. Still a nice badge

Andy

Thanks Andy, haven't decided yet, but probably will add it to my collection if the price negotiations will go the right way.
Regards,
Peter

[FrikorpsDanmark]

Nice badge !
I do like the L/21

Kind regards Chay

Thanks Chay!
I do to & I haven't seen many of these around..
Regards,
Peter

[FrikorpsDanmark]

Despite the repair it's a very nice badge and hard to find with the L/21 mark on the mainpin.

Cheers,Martin.

Thanks Martin!
I can only agree here.
Regards,
Peter

[Hans N]

I am not so shure it´s a replacement catch - resoldered maybe.

Förster & Barth used that "Pforzheim" catch on their BWB´s for instance so there is a possibility that this might be just a variation.

[FrikorpsDanmark]

I am not so shure it´s a replacement catch - resoldered maybe.

Förster & Barth used that "Pforzheim" catch on their BWB´s for instance so there is a possibility that this might be just a variation.

Hello Hans. I also wrote in one of the posts earlier, that it might/looks be repaired- resoldered.
Thanks for the information.
Regards,
Peter