U-Boot Uniforms

[Spanish Freiwillige]

No medals during a patrol, too dangerous.

Thanks I´m working on a 1/6 scale figure and wanted to get it right

[nessuno]

I am very very lucky, here my second bordjacke.
This one is a worn one.
Obviously, the two handles are shortened.



Regards
Ben

Hallo Gingerbread....is possible to have particulars photographics ?? thankyou.
Clot no german standard tipe ??

[-Ray-]

Torpedo Mechaniker

[don_kihotis7]

Torpedo Mechaniker

Outstanding

[gingerbread]

Details from my second bordjacke.
All buttons are resewn by me.





Regards
Ben

[chrislentzy]

U-boat related KM items

Why are U-boat & KM items under the Heer uniforms forum?
Either way here is some of collection



Last item is a 1940 British battledress modified with Wehrmacht buttons which were then painted gold.
They would definitely look better on maniquins but these are now for sale.

[chrislentzy]

U-boat Cap Badges

The following is my collection of U-boat cap badges

Enamelled U-boat cap badges are not very common.
These here are the 1. U-Flotilla and the 9. U-Flotilla
They were both French made.
U-boat cap badges represented either/or the U-Flotilla or the individual U-Boat

I. and 9. U-Fl cap badges - reverse side

The bulk of U-boat cap badges are made metal, some were machine made but most were made on board by hand. From the left going clockwise we have U-118, U-450/37b crew, 9. u-Fl., 11. U-Fl., U-201, U-255, U-565 (veteran badge), U-850, Torpedo mixer day badge, U-300, U-333, U-293, U-558, 9. U-Fl

Reverse of prevous grouping

How to spot a fake. The first 2 badges here are of 9. U-Fl and U-300. These present the typical size range and detail type of metal U-boat cap badges. I would suspect the remain 3 to be repros due to large size and lack of surface detail.

Reverse of previous grouping.
The bottom 2 are the 1936 Olympiade badge typically used by commanders who graduated in 1936. The Waffen-SS Totenkopf was used by U-25,40,46,189,244,289,381 and others

[gingerbread]

Cap badges

Hi

Very nice cap badges.

Thanks to share.

Regards
Ben

[chrislentzy]

I love your laughing swordfish also.
Thanks, Chris

[NickG]

Kriegsmarine

This is a great thread!
We should have it moved to the Kriegsmarine section (which did not exist when the thread got started!)
That way it won't get lost! Moderators?