Kriegsmarine L/18 Uboot Clasp on Norwegian auction

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Guys !

I assume this one is a FAKE , but I post a couple of pics .

Jan Arne

[Gordon Williamson]

I've seen a few exceptionally well made pieces that were either unmarked - or at least did not have the usual Schwerin lettering on the reverse-so were certainly not the usual run of the mill copies of the regular Schwerin examples- but I'd be hard pushed to accept anything other than the two known Schwerin styles as being authentic.

Is this one descried as Tombak or Zink ?

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Gordon !

Nothing is said about metal type in the auction . And pics are not the best .

Seller also has a couple of other items , some is good and some is bad .

And this morhing he has also set down the price on the clasp .

Dont give me any good feelings .

Jan Arne

[joetauchretter]

I do not have a good feeling on this badge also , I would pass on this one . I do not like the pin assembly as I have seen this style on many known u-boat clasp fakes and the finnish looks poor and does not show any of the usual bubbling found on original clasps . I also do not like what looks like heat discoloring around the area or the pin hinge and hook , these areas look like someone with little skill in soldering soldered these parts on . Maybe , if it was dirt cheap it could be good for a hole filler in a badge collection .

Joe