J Temple-West

Thanks for the confirmation, guys...

to make it a little easier....

Just in is this very clear photo of a Minesweeper in wear....

A close-up of the badge shows that it's possibly an example by F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid.  Right or wrong?

Thanks for posting the vertical pin, Peter.  A very scarce badge to find in any condition....very nice!

Zinc

Although there is no definitive proof that badges marked with the "AS" in a triangle are from the maker, Adolf Scholze. The general concensus is that the maker mark was used by the firm.

Tombak

Thanks for that, Erich...

Have rechecked, and you are correct....removed from list.

Again, a very nice example.... You have a good eye, Hubert

I take it that KM badges are your main interest?

Very nice, Hubert

Good morning, Hubert...

You are right.... Juncker has the best U-Boat design, and you have a prime example.  Very nice!

​You can say that again...... superb set.

But, did the Schwerin die engraver know the difference between an eagle and a parrot?? 

The set, with miniature for civilian attire.

Deumer case...

Reverse..

Thought I would put this set up after a bit of a practise with the new camera (Nikon D610)....great camera, came out rather well I thought.

The badge itself was obtained from the family of Wilhelm "Willi" Koch, a pilot with JG3 “Udet”.  He nearly made to the end of the war, but was unfortunately killed during operations against allied fighters, and was seen by his wingman crashing into the Schweriner See on the 2nd May 1945, never to be seen again.

I was told that he always wore his cloth Pilot's badge, keeping his metal badge for special occasions....hence the condition. 

Obverse....

Aft'noon Martin

Have sent you a PM..

In a skip!!

I'm coming over to spend some time with you, skip digging.

Nice find, Jock.

Reverse....

I managed to nab another minesweeper from the same auction that the Schwerin U-Boat badge, I recently posted, came from.

This example is from the factory of Otto Schickle - Pforzheim, and is an early piece in tombak. It has a "Been there" bit of wear.... but anything early, in any condition, by this maker, seems to be getting harder and harder to find nowadays.

Anyway, minesweeper by Schickle.

Reverse....

Just in is this unmarked tombak  'type 2',  U-Boat badge by C. Schwerin & Sohn - Berlin 68. 

Very nice!  The 25 and 50 look just as mint as the 75.

 And is that a Juncker hollow PAB I see?

That is certainly the best way to go when collecting.

What a stunner, Ned... Probably the best I've ever seen.

I can't see any problems with it, Lambert.. Looks like a well worn piece by Deumer.