Kriegsmarine Uboat clasp

[reinoudmilitary]

Also for this one I hope someone can help me.

As I said I collect Kriegsmarine I have a small collection with some equipment (sextant, barometer, anemometer, stopwatch, and some more) I am more and more interested in Uboat items and these items look great and original to me but are they? You never know these days..

[Michel]

Not a good one IMO, but post better pictures...

[Gordon Williamson]

I agree with Michel, it doesn't look promising. The lettering on the reverse is too neat and precise. Originals are irregular and not that well formed. A case of the fakes being too good.

It also looks suspiciously like bronzed tombak rather than the zink that originals were made from.

[reinoudmilitary]

Thank you Michel and Gordon,

I read this and another militariaform frequently but these where my first posts. I saw a lot of pictures both your collections and most of them are saved in my documents:)

I am glad with your opinions but the "source" is thrustworthy and has them in his collection for about 30 years, they came with estate sales with original uboat items..

I will ask some better pictures and post them overhere for a second opinion.

I always stayed off the german awards for the enormeous quantity (and quality) of fakes but I wil continue to do some research and one day I will have an original uboatbadge or clasp!

[Al P]

I agree with the above. A good copy for the most part but the details let it down. Note how on the reverse the cutout is not centered.

Al

[Stogieman]

Take a look at the swastika..... that should help clue you in to the badge being wrong........