nibelungen Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Hello gents, just arrived, this badge has been hand vaulted by its owner. Best regards PD. Thanks to Gordon for your help Edited February 23, 2010 by nibelungen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hello gents, just arrived, this badge has been hand vaulted by its owner. Best regards PD. Thanks to Gordon for your help Now I'm no expert but this badge looks like its been cast to me,there are holes all over the place,regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 These aren't casting pits but corrosion. Brass is an alloy containing Zinc, and the Zinc content can deteriorate (known as dezincification) through contact with for example salty atmosphere etc. I have had a few "well travelled" early Tombak KM badges showing the same effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks good to me, just well-worn and dinged up. This looks like a good example of the early unmarked Schwerin U-boats with the reversed hinge block and long pin quite possibly produced by Schwerin for S&L, as pictured in the 1940 S&L catalogue. Best regards, ---Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibelungen Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Thanks Gordon and Norm, You are fantastic Best regards. Edited February 23, 2010 by nibelungen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Those external server linked files seem so temporary to me, so I've taken the liberty of uploading the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul w Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well you learn something new every day,I've never seen a badge quite like this with the amount of pitting and all but I stand corrected,good find,cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm F Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well you learn something new every day,I've never seen a badge quite like this with the amount of pitting and all but I stand corrected,good find,cheers, Paul Hi Paul, I don't wish to mis-represent myself as a seasoned collector. I'm just an obsessive neophyte in the past year, but I stand on the shoulders of giants like Gordon! Best regards, ---Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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