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Martin, I think it may be a combination of both hammering and filing. I can see file marking on the front of the swastika, although not really visable in the photo and if you look at the reverse side of the swastika you can see a bit of damage which may have been caused by it sitting on an anvil of some sort while some one attempted to flatten out the swastika highlights. Richard
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Another really great group Erik. Richard
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It's just the glare in the photo Joe. It's never been replaced and the only damage to the pin catch was that it was squashed flat holding the pin down. In fact when I purchased it, I never even noticed that it was a marked badge. It wasn't until I got it home and pried the catch up a little so that the pin was free that I noticed the maker's mark. Richard
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reverse with maker's mark:
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reverse side:
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I picked up a beautiful vaulted Tombac RK Minesweeper Badge with probably 95% finish remaining. Unfortunately it's been de-nazified with the details of the swastika having been filed down. It was still too nice a badge to pass on as the price was reasonable. Richard
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No disagreement here Hardy. Richard
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Hardy, be mindful the "ubootwaffe's" crew lists are not complete so there may or may not have been a Herman Z who once served on U-96. Richard
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Absolutely great albums and pictures Erik and what can be said about the gift packages other than that they are "WOW". Richard
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WOW! Richard
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Nice pair of books Mike. Richard
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Thanks for the reply Gordon. You were one step ahead of me. After days of trying to figure it out I went back to my Sutterlinscrift and then it dawned on me who it was. Richard
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Ian, and any other takers, you did such a good job with the last one, any idea on this one? I've seen it on a number of EK and Minesweeper documents. The Commander of the Aegean in late 1943 was Werner Lange in the reference material that I've been through, but who is this? Is it coincidental that both of these are in December 1943? Was Lange away and some one else filling in? Richard
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As always Ian, thanks for your help. Richard
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Can any one tell me the owner of this signature? Thanks. Richard
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Eric, what a great group. Richard
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Two of the best books on Canadian Airborne Insignia are as follows: The Badges and Insignia of the Canadian Airborne Forces by Major Louis E. Grimshaw, published in 1981 Canadian Airborne Insignia 1942 - Present by Thomas Clark and Harry Pugh, published in 1994, ISBN No. 0-9633231-3-X Hope this helps. Richard
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Martin and Gordon thanks. It is tombak then as the retaining hook is soldered directly to the badge (ie no disc). I learned something new again today. Richard
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Yet another Schwerin Blockade Breaker with burnished swastika, chain and wing hilites. I'm not 100% certain that it's zinc but there is some corrosion on back in the area of the pin hinge leading me to believe that it's zinc. Don't have a scale to weigh it or a weight for comparison to be more certain. Richard
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A Bacqueville Coastal Artillery badge with bad finish. The camera flash actually enhances the appearance of the remaining finish in this case. Richard
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An example of how bad the Bacqueville badges are after the gilting and other finish has deteriorated can be seen on this Aux. Cruiser badge. Richard
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Nice Cruiser Gordon. Mine has only 5-10% gilding left. Richard
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My 1st Pattern Bacqueville E-boat with most of finish still intact. Bacqueville badges didn't seem to retain their finishes very well so this is a nice one. Richard
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My 2nd Pattern E-boat, by Souval, with most finish still intact. Sorry picture is a bit "glarey". Richard
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My FLL Coastal Artillery, not mint but very nice. Richard
