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I have ordered another blacklight.  Should be here in a couple of days.  Is the blacklight test the only test I can perform?  I have done a search on the forum.  Only a couple of topics show the Eagle Squadron eagle.  and none are free from a uniform tunic, so the reverse is unable to be verified.  I purchased this recently from Barry Turk at emedals.com.  I have had good luck with them in the past.  I would love to hear other methods as well. I will share the blacklight results when the blacklight arrives from Amazon. 

Thank you for your time in this matter.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Greetings Gentlemen,

I recently acquired what I feel is lovely Eagle Squadron insignia.  I would love to hear your opinions on this piece.  I thank you for your time. 

Best Regards,

JustinG

I have also added the Kreuzer Blücher wappen to my collection.  I feel very fortunate to add this one. 

A shot showing all 22 destroyers in order.   

Rombak,

That is a great grouping.  I haven't seen a print of the painting shown in post 483 before with the destroyer hit heading for the shoreline under fire I assume from a battery. 

Gorgeous groupings. 

I achieved my goal and have successfully completed my complete Zerstörer Mützenband collection with the Anton Schmitt.  This includes the 10 at Narvik (22 total named ship tallies)

So, I thought I would share this rare beauty.

Thanks Morten.

I wanted to share, I was able to acquire one of the rarest and elusive Mützenaband.  The Zerstörer Anton Schmitt. 

This tally gives me every named destroyer for the Kriegsmarine.

Thanks for looking.

Here is an interesting one.  I just took this in Chicago at the Museum of Science and industry. I found it interesting that this submariner also wore the Hilfskreuzer badge.  Photo is from the Museum of Science and Industry.  Picture is so poorly taken, it doesn't need a watermark.    LOL!

Regards,

JustinG

My completed Schnellboote fleet. 

Thanks for looking.

JustinG

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Surviving the Bismarck's only voyage and the attack from the HMS Hood and Prince of Wales.

She was a lucky ship but she was also a troubled ship.  Crashing into the Kreuzer Leipzig and having it's stern blasted off by the HMS Trident's torpedo.  It also participated among the ships of Operation Cerberus. 

Would love to see the official report from the Leipzig and the Eugen captains explaining the actions that took place during this collision. 

Regards,
JustinG

My latest purchase.  Kreuzer Prinz Eugen Wappen.   I am so very happy to have this coming my way.

Thanks for looking.

2dresq

JustinG

Here is some art I created using two Sturmtrupp badges in my collection.  Hope you like. 
 

Regards,

2dresq

Greetings,

I was curious and unsuccessful in my research. I am trying to find out what the most successful (highest total of downed enemy aircraft) for a Allied BOMBER?  We all know the fighter counts and such, I was curious about the men in the bombers and their successes. 

I look forward to your responses.

Regards,

Justin

Greetings, I have two new duplicates to add to my fleet. 

Unterseebootsflottille Wegener and Unterseebootsschulflottille  Both were pretty reasonably priced. 

I have many duplicates and am always interested in the acquisition of the Zerstörer Anton Schmitt and the Unterseebootstender Mosel; I also do straight up cash purchases for these as well.  Can you help me out?

Some very nice photos shown gentlemen.

Thanks all who have posted.

Regards,

2dresq

JustinG

Greetings, So to finish with my Wappen, I have the Unterseebootsbeglietschiff Saar, the Bremse, the Jaguar, the Admiral Graf Spee, and the Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst.

The Wappen have become sort of my auxillary focus apart from the naval muetzenband of the Kriegsmarine. If anyone cares to liquidate or sell, I am in the market.

Thanks for looking.

Regards,

JustinG

Hi Paul,

Yes, I don't think these have a large following. I stumbled on to this piece on ebay.

With not having a huge market, it makes me feel a bit more confident to pick this up as it likely hasn't made it a profitable piece for a cast forger/fake to come to the market.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Interesting the Zulu flag. Of course this photo was post war colorized I presume. Wonder why that particular signal flag was chosen? Great photo though. Thanks for posting.

Regards,

JustinG

I have been much busier and have acquired some very nice pieces.

I will photograph my others and post as well.

Regards,

JustinG

I hope I have this under the appropriate section.

This is a Uboat Veteran pin I picked up.

I think it looks good. It varies from the one shown in Mr. Gordon Williamson's Torpedo Los Book. Page 387.

I think it is a good one. What say you?

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Best Regards,

JustinG

Very interesting photo Norstrom. I am happy that people have not dismantled or removed the stones. Quite beautiful.

Regards,
JustinG

I have also been fortunate to add an even rare piece. The Kreuzer Lützow.

Regards,

JustinG

I have acquired a really nice full spelled out version of the Erwin Waßner.

I am happy to add this to my collection.

Regards,

JustinG

Greetings, This is a fine tally in the Metalfaden version. Really good pick up. These U-tender/beglietschiff tallies are increasingly rare.

I am in search of my last one I need, the Unterseebootstender Mosel.

Really nice. Mützenbands are fairly easy to detect originality or not. The most difficult one is the Scharnhorst as the Belfast museum made some good (replicas) Even these are easy to spot though as one leg of the tally is shorter than the other.

Regards,

JustinG

Well, I have only recently acquired a nice ship wappen "Kreuzer Leipzig" It is my first plaque besides sailing plaques pre war issue.

I hope to add many more.

The other additions look great gentlemen.

Thanks,

Justin

Very nice pics gentlemen. Regards, JustinG 2dresq