paul w Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Guys,whats the general consensus on Imperial U-boat badges made of zinc?.Were they ever made of this material, 30's origin?Anyone got any pic's of one,or are they copies/repros? I've seen one or two on dealers sites and I'm intrigued as to their origin.Thanks for any help on this one,Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Absolutely no problem with these. Imperial awards were made throughout the 3rd Reich period as "replacements" so zinc Imperial U-Boat Badge are perfectly legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Paul-- can you post scans?The pin construction would be a good well to judge whether these were end of 1918 "war economy" badges or later replacements.If photographic evidence is anything to go by, I'd say by the late 1930s 99% of the ones seen being worn were the hollow stamped fire-gilt Steinhauer & L?ck made ones, so if one is zink, I'd think closer to 1918 than 1944 is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Rick is absolutely correct, however some zinc Imperial U-Boat badges can be encountered with hinge/pin fittings which are typical of Third Reich manufacture. I think Thomas Huss has/had one such badge on his listing. I believe this one to be absolutely genuine mid-WW2 period manufactured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 Thanks for the comments guys. I've see one other badge similar to the one on Thomas's site and theres this one that Helmut Weitze has.I really like this badge,the hardware on the back looks similar to that you can find on some Imperial EK1's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 Back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBeltram Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hello,Here is a zinc example that I used to own. I never could guess the maker.Regards, Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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