U-Boat Badges

[Erik Krogh]

Here are some of my U-Boat Badges. I am also showing some of my other non-U-Boat KM badges.

Thanks for looking!

Edited April 25, 2007 by Erik Krogh

[Jan Arne S]

Hi Eric !

Great and large U-Boot Badge Collection !

Jan Arne

[Gary B]

Hi,

That's not a collection...it is a flotilla! Very nice. Can you let us know the makers?

Thanks.

Gary B

[Erik Krogh]

Hi,

That's not a collection...it is a flotilla! Very nice. Can you let us know the makers?

Thanks.

Gary B

Jan Arne and Gary,

Thanks for the compliments! The makers of the badges are, left-to-right:

Top Row: Mint Schwerin tombak (marked); Schwerin tombak (unmarked); Tombak L/52 (C F Zimmermann); Tombak L/18 (B H Mayer); Zinc Baqueville

Second Row (all zinc): Mint marked FO (Friedrich Orth); GWL (Gebr?der Wegerhoff); Unmarked L/21 (Foerster & Barth); Marked W in Circle (Hermann Wernstein); Marked RK (Rudolf Karneth)

Third Row (all zinc): Marked FO (Friedrich Orth); GWL (Gebr?der Wegerhoff); Marked L/21 (Foerster & Barth); Marked W in Circle (Hermann Wernstein); Marked RS (Rudolf Souval)

Bottom Row: Marked zinc L/18 (B H Mayer); Marked zinc L/56 (Funcke & Bruninghaus); De-wreathed Tombak Hyman; Marked zinc "100" (W?chtler & Lange, featured on page 187 of Gordon's new book); Marked L/13 (Paul Meybauer)

Best Regards,

Erik

[Erik Krogh]

U-Boat Frontspanges in bronze and silver.

[Gary B]

Dear Erik,

As I stated earlier, a wonderful collection. Great to see such focused collecting.

I sold my one and only U-boat badge, a GWL last year. I need to get one here someday! Darm Luft badges keep gettgin in the way!

Gary B

[Erik Krogh]

Mint marked Schwerin. Trying to capture the brillance of its fire guilding.

[Erik Krogh]

Schwerin tombaks on top two rows.

Zincers on bottom row.

Edited April 25, 2007 by Erik Krogh

[Erik Krogh]

World War I U-Boat badges (unmarked, Schott, Meybauer), minis, Laboe tinnie, etc.

Also an interesting post-war medal or key fob (?) with all the KM war badges surrounding the U-boat badge.

[Erik Krogh]

Complete set of Baqueville badges.

[Erik Krogh]

Other KM badges and artifacts.

[nesredep]

Hi Erik !

Great large collection !

Nesredep

[Butch]

That is a Fabulous Collection of Navy stuff!! Just Wonderful! Butch