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Here are some others.

Well, I have completed the quest for the "Unterseeboots collection" A version of each ship, flottille, unit, command, tender, begleitschiff.

This is my last one.  Unterseebootstender Mosel

Greetings and welcome to a great forum. 
Lots of great information and thanks for posting pictures. I find your photo quite interesting as it appears to be a long service ribbon and next to it having a ribbon that I am unaware of that has the crown on it. 

Here is a bit of information I found doing a search.  this is another wonderful reference site. 

Schlummer   Willi   OLt.z.S.       Indonesia   12.10.1945               from:  https://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=11403.60

Hope that helps a bit.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Very nice.  Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

JustinG

I agree, You can post the name and such on forums like this. Google search will reveal the post and if, the family ever wanted to contact you, to possibly re-acquire the pieces, then they can contact you and you can proceed how you feel you should (return with nothing, or offer to sell back).  It is your choice. 

I haven't found all items but I have tracked down other members to see if I could acquire an award that was attributed to a particular soldier.  Many collectors are, happy to re-unite groupings. For the cost of a replacement piece, it is great to do.  I wish more members would specifically mention the sailor/soldier information as printed on the awards to see if there are other pieces or groupings that are in collections of others.  I love re-uniting groups back together.  

Enough of my ramblings.

It is up to you.  I agree with others though; you shouldn't feel guilty or pressured to do anything that you don't feel comfortable doing. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

Greetings, I wanted to share with the forum some works I have done.  There have been several artists that have received national attention.  I got inspired a couple of years ago and decided to give my hand a chance at creating some images.   So here I go..

Luftwaffe with metal eagle

Brandenburg gate then and now.

Cholm battle

Schlachtschiff Gneisenau

Munich Photomerge

Munich continued

Aircrew medal. 

Thanks for looking.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Both the silver thread and the gold thread S.M.S Derfflinger

Reference:

Gold script:  Seemännisches Personnel (Deck Related professions)

Silver Script: Schiffstechnisches Personnel (Engineering, technical)

Red Script: Cadets/shipboys

Greetings,  Well, as a commemorative piece, I would not believe so.  The removal of the swastika would have been most likely done for this, especially if this was going to be a "reunion piece".  I have yet to see a plastic casting on a piece of wood.  Most of the ones I have are cast from wood, ceramic or metallic.   The links and google searches showed a great history as well as from a commemorative/memorial page for the USS Frost, the ship credited with the sinking of U-490.  http://ussfrost.homestead.com/

She had an extremely short career as you know.  Something about this has me a bit suspicious.  A crew of 53 to have a plaque like this is also an extremely small number especially with such a short operational career.  Torpedoboats are the next smallest ship that I have seen to have pieces, They had over 100 men serving and a much longer service history.   There have been a few U-flottille crests but many of those have been painted and solid metal or they were Quimper tiles painted.  I have a Unterseebootstender Saar crest, it was shown earlier in the thread.

Here is a reunion piece that is from 1980, notice the swastika has been removed from the Uboat badge.  This is from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Illinois where U-505 resides. 

I am just sharing my observations and my opinions. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

Here is a metallic Deutschland one I picked up a year or so ago. Pretty heavy sucker. 

JustinG

I have this new one.  It is rather common but I love the patina  of this piece.  

SMS or Linienschiff Schlesien. 

Fantastic photos gentlemen.

Wish I had some to contribute. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

Just got this one recently as well.

Another one.  S.M.S Stettin

Here's a piece I did using my S.M.S Kaiser tally:

Echoing all comments.  Wow! It takes ones breath away.  Wow!

Best Regards,

JustinG

Here are some others I have acquired since last posting.

Thanks for looking. 

Here we go. 

Very nice.  Thanks for sharing.

Greetings,
I have been starting to collect the imperial tallies of the many ships that took place during the battle of Jutland.  I wanted to share the ones I currently have.

These are currently on their way to me as of this time.  I have photo edited them to save space.   Thanks for looking.

Here are some others.

Well, as I now see with the holes in the first posting and the photo proof in the second. I think you have similar devices.  Mine on the back has four loops that most likely attach to a pickelhaube.  Great research and information.

Regards,

JustinG

Nicely displayed my friend. Very nice.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Hi, I recently acquired one of these as well.  Here is the description that was provided. 

A finely made helmet plate with period attention to detail, base star in die stamped silver with 4 loop attachment points on reverse, centre with white and black enamel and gilt bronze lettering, measuring 88mm in diameter, overall very fine.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Looks great accompanied with a tally and a period postcard in a collage artwork piece. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

I used a black light and there was no glowing.  Also I grabbed a loose thread on the blue backing and it burned up with no residue. 

Thanks Simon and Michael. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

Another plaque/wappen is on its way to me. From the Torpedoboot Grief. 

Very happy to add another one.  Thanks for looking.

JustinG

There is a known fake for the Scharnhorst.   It is known as the "Belfast" fake as it was sold nearby where the HMS Belfast resides.  It has fooled many collectors.  The tip with Scharnhorst tallies is that they need to be not cut (100cm or longer) in any way or made with metallic thread.  The one you shown has the tell-tale sign of being a Belfast fake.  I am sorry. 

You can search around for Belfast Scharnhorst and learn more. 

Best Regards,

JustinG