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The images you have provided make it hard to make a positive decision.I have not yet encountered this type of reverse set-up on a Hilfskreuzer badge.Larger images would help.
There are many accepted original HSK badges that featured a needle pin.Schwerin,Juncker,Mayer and Foerster & Barth badges had "wide" pins.Badges produced by Frederich Orth and Rudolf Souval had needle pins.There are a number of unmarked originals that also featured needle pins.
Schwerin,Juncker and some badges by Foerster and Barth,had a seperately attached,riveted globe.Foerster & Barth also produced badges of "single piece" construction,as did Orth and Souval.
Regards,Martin.
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Paul,
the maker mark on the reverse,reads,
Ausgef
V.Wilhelm
Personally,at this point,i am still not convinced that these badges are wartime originals.
Regards,Martin.
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I agree with Gordon,i think this is definately a period badge.Looks like you got a bargain there Jan.
Regards,Martin
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Christer,
sorry i cannot help here.However,the sailor close to the camera is wearing what appears to be a Destroyer badge.Maybe a clue?
Regards,Martin.
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Schwerin reverse.
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Richard,
i have seen a couple of these posted over the last couple of years but i would consider this type of badge as very uncommon.
For the sake of interest here is,what i beleive,as a very early Schwerin.Again,the wreath and eagle appear void of any kind of finish.The waves and plume are silvered as is the reverse.Very similar finishing on both types of badge.
Regards,Martin.
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The reverse had the same type of "square" catch as you have shown.
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Rishard,
a nice original tombak badge.Here is a similar badge i used to have in my collection.I do recall that there seemed to be no kind of guilding on the wreath or the eagle,just a silver finish on the waves and plume and also a finish on the reverse.
I just considered this badge as an example of early manufacture by an unknown maker.
Regards,Martin.
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Great find Gordon.A first for me also with the "26" mark.
Regards,Martin.
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I beleive this type of unmarked badge to be attributed to CE Juncker but as Gordon mentioned,no positive identification,yet.
Regards,Martin.
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Gordon and Nesredep,
thanks for the replies.The one thing i like about this badge is the way the silver wash was applied to the wings.It seems that someone gave themselves a little artistic liscence and applied the wash leaving fine lines untouched by the silver along the wings.Almost as if it was applied by a fine brush?
A very nice and personal touch,i think.
Regards,Martin.
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A very hard example to find,i think.I picked this up on my recent trip to England.It is a very nice and detailed badge in zinc and probably of early construction by Foerster & Barth with the catch soldered into a recess on the reverse.I think later F&B badges featured a circular catch plate and a flat-wire catch seen on many of their KM badges.
Regards,Martin.
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John,
the height of my badge is 39mm.It weighs 24.7 gms.As the badge has been vaulted,i think that any horizontal measurements will be inaccurate.
Regards,Martin.
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Hi Gordon,
you have put forward some interesting points that lean in the favor of S & L providing the reverse hardware,i think.Here is the one that i have again for comparison.
Regards,Martin.
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I have one of these badges myself and it has been discussed here.Personally i am "up in the air" as to whether it is a Schwerin or a Steinhauer & Luch.When you look at the illustration in the S & L catalog,one could agree that it is the Latter.
I think that until a marked example by S & L shows up,most will still think this badge as a late tombak Schwerin,with upside down hinge?
Regards,Martin.
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In my opinion that is not a Schwerin badge.Probably a casting from an original.The reverse hardware is incorrect,detail is weak and there appears to be "pitting" on the badge also.
Regards,Martin.
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Hello KDVR,
However, without seeing a picture of the reverse, I doubt that anyone will be able to tell you whether or not the badge is original. I would never buy it based on just this one picture.
Best regards,
Tom
I have to agree.A picture of the reverse would be really helpful here.
Regards,Martin.
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Thanks for the additional information guys.Much appreciated.
Regards,Martin.
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Terry,
thanks for showing your photo's,excellent.
Chris,
there was a 1936 cut-out WB,i beleive.The swaz is barely visible on my photo with a magnifier.
Cheers,Martin.
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The above photo is a great compliment to this nice Schwerin zincer i found earlier in the year.
Regards,Martin.
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I think this photo has to be one of my best finds in 2008.I have been collecting KM photo's for a long time and this is the first one i have obtained with the Blockade Breaker badge in wear.He is also wearing a wound badge of the "cut-out" type.
Regards,Martin.
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Very nice and hard to find badges guys.Jan Arne your badge is in great condition for a zincer and i do like Nesredeps' vaulted example too.
regards,Martin.
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The Kriegsmarine and the Swastika
in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
Posted · Edited by mwestley
The Coastal Artilley badge also features a closed winged eagle.It was one of the last badges to be instituted also.
Cheers,Martin.