John R Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well, this one was found by a friend of mine in Kiel a few days ago. I have never seen a L/56 MS badge, but here it is for opinions. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 (edited) More images Edited August 15, 2008 by John Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 John,In that last picture, is that a casting line along the edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 John,In that last picture, is that a casting line along the edge?Looks like one to me Darrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Don't get a good feeling on this one. The retaining hook isn't like the type used on known original pieces by this firm and it would appear that the font of the maker mark is different to known examples also. So far, marked examples by them encountered so far have featured a wide pin. I've seen unmarked U-Boats by this firm with a needle pin so it may be those offered for the retail market had the more expensive pins and those for official contract the simpler needle pins.Not one I'd take a chance on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Well, he was not too keen on it and he has been collecting MS badges for 20 years. However, somebody took a lot of time to make this reproduction--we add it to the list. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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