John R Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) Does anyone have examples of a Mayer marked '26' or 'L/18' Minesweeper/MS badge? In tombak and zinc.Thanks, John Edited February 17, 2008 by John Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Does anyone have examples of a Mayer marked '26' or 'L/18' Minesweeper/MS badge?Thanks, JohnErik has a nice L/18 marked example. I have images but wouldn't want to post them without Erik's permission. I'm sure he will see this though and post them himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) OK, they are posted on WAF. I note the hinge is the crimped barrel hinge on the MS badge not the same as the tombak U-boat badge hinge. It is interesting in that I am not sure how many makers used different hinges for their KM badges. Edited February 18, 2008 by John Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Krogh Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hey John,I know that you've seen similar images of my Mayer L/18-marked Minesweeper on WAF, but here are a couple of new shots of the back and hinge.Best Regards,Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Krogh Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 L/18 MS hinge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 As I have posted above, it is interesting that Mayer used different setups on the hinge for their KM badges. Here is the S-boat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 And destroyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) L/18 S-boat second pattern. And to make it even more interesting, there are at least 3 examples of different Mayer hinges/setups on their High Seas Fleet Badge. Edited February 18, 2008 by John Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 As I have posted above, it is interesting that Mayer used different setups on the hinge for their KM badges. Here is the S-boat:The normal Mayer First Pattern S-Boat has a horizontal flat pin and hinge like the Minesweeper shown here and the Second Pattern S-Boat shown here, and I've seen examples with both the solid machined hinge (as on their U-Boat) and formed sheet metal hinge (as on the Minesweeper). Several manufacturers can be found to have used multiple types of fitting on the same badge, which is one reason I always feel its a bit risky when people identify the maker of a badge from the type of fittings used. A good clue certainly, but far from a positive identifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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