KM Blockade: real or fake?

[valsente]

Hello guys,
how about this badge? Thanks in advance
Val

[BubbaZ]

Hi Val,
This is well known cave creek fake unfortunately.
Cheers,
Hubert

[valsente]

Here is another piece of the same stuff. Real or fake?
Thanks
Val

[Mike Kenny]

Hi Val,

Yes, the Blockade Breaker is definitely a Cave Creek Special.

The 1st Pattern E-boat is a bit of a conundrum. Are the pics definitely the front/back of the same badge? The reverse looks correct for a genuine Schwerin but the obverse does not - incorrect details, micropitting and incorrect finish. It looks like the cutouts adjacent to the eagle's head are different on the front/back pics.

Regards
Mike

[valsente]

Hi Val,

Yes, the Blockade Breaker is definitely a Cave Creek Special.

The 1st Pattern E-boat is a bit of a conundrum. Are the pics definitely the front/back of the same badge? The reverse looks correct for a genuine Schwerin but the obverse does not - incorrect details, micropitting and incorrect finish. It looks like the cutouts adjacent to the eagle's head are different on the front/back pics.

Regards
Mike

Hi MIke,
yes the pics are front/back of the same badge.

[Norm F]

Hi Guys,

As Mike said, the finish and pitting already tell the tale. This is a clever cast reproduction. Here's another example of the same type of fake, and you can see the same scratches and flaws on the reverse from the casting die.

Best regards,
---Norm

[Mike Kenny]

Excellent pics that tell the story thanks Norm!

Regards
Mike

[valsente]

Thanks guys to you all and a Norm especially for his exceptional post. Here is another badge to judge that I fear is like the others.

[Pepe77]

Seems to be a so called cyclop fake.

[valsente]

This is the last one of the KM lot after 6/7 Luftwaffe fakes. All from a pou guy who bought them in the last 20 years. I hope this one is good, at least.

[Pepe77]

This one looks as original indeed.

[BubbaZ]

As Joseph already said, u-boat is well known cyclop fake while the CAB is nice Juncker zincer.
Cheers,
Hubert