Kriegsmarine UBoot badge

[genoa41]

This type of badge in the pattern solid back is generally accepted as a wartime piece (detlev, weitze) . The pattern hollow back is uncommon . Can we recognised it original ?

regards

giorgio

[Jan Arne S]

Hi !

Very difficult to judge from these pics .

But I have to say I dont like that catch .

Jan Arne

[genoa41]

Hi !

Very difficult to judge from these pics .

But I have to say I dont like that catch .

Jan Arne

Hi

the same badge solid back

giorgio

[Martin W]

Hi Giorgio,

the catch on the hollowback badge is postwar IMO.

Regards,Martin.

[joetauchretter]

Hello,

In my opinion this is a post war fake . I am not a fan of the accepted hollow back badge myself , but If I rember correctly that badge was stamped hollow back and by the looks of your pictures I would say this is a cast badge . Also I agree that the catch looks post WWII .

Best Regards,

Joe

[Gordon Williamson]

I've seen this type openly offered as fake at shows in the UK, for around ?30.

The only hollow back types I would accept as original are the Hymmen type and the Zimmermann type.

[genoa41]

I've seen this type openly offered as fake at shows in the UK, for around ?30.

The only hollow back types I would accept as original are the Hymmen type and the Zimmermann type.

Perfect . And the Schickle type showed at TH site sometime ago ?

[Gordon Williamson]

Perfect . And the Schickle type showed at TH site sometime ago ?

The type you refer to as Schickle is what I mean by Zimmermann. We don't know for sure who made the hollow one, - could be Zimmermann, Schickle or Mayer, but you are correct, the hinge is similar to the type attributed to Schickle so could well be from that firm.

[vestae]

Hello All,

it's not easy to tell with that picture, but I think a repro sorry

Sebastien.

[nesredep]

Hello!

Look like a repro.

All the best

Nesredep