Gordon Williamson Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 (edited) First Pattern in Tombak by Schwerin Edited April 27, 2005 by Gordon Williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Second Pattern in Zinc by Schwerin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Adolf Scholz, Zink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Souval, Zink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Postwar fake from Souval, not the poor quality compared to the original, and the distinctive postwar retaining hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Thank goodness for those Souval hooks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 My extremely small contribution to this eboat thread,a 9mm stickpin 2nd pattern.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Nice one Dave. Here's the mini of the First Pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Nice one Dave. Here's the mini of the First Pattern.←Very nice Gordon!...love the mini!Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Here's my Schwerin Zincer : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBeltram Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hello,Here is my 1st pattern by Schwerin Berlin.Regards, Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Gentlemen, beautiful badges . Here are two more miniatures, one with darkened wawes (I suppose this is a deadringer to your's Gordon) and one with silvered wawes, both 16mm.KRPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 A lot of nice E-Boot Badges .Here is my first E-Boot Badge , maker AS .Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Back of AS E - Boot Badge .Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 When it comes to the 2nd Pattern E-Boat Badge, the AS has always been my favourite. In minty fresh condition I think they are much nicer than Schwerin and even in "aged" condition, they don't seem to suffer so badly from "bubbling" as the Schwerin pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 First pattern in zinc. Obv.Regards,Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Reverse. The maker mark is the "O" just right of centre.Regards,Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Sweet. They sure are cool.byf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I posted this badge in the WA badge forum with mixed results. Any one here want to comment on the authenticity (or lack thereof) of this L/18 E-Boat badge? I can scale down more pics if needed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 And the L/18 mark (stamped). I've more pics if needed. Thanks. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKeating Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Let's not forget the Bacqueville issue. The French produced a series of KM war badges. Some people doubt that they are wartime but it is improbable that they are postwar fantasy pieces. The most likely scenario is that they were made on spec, so to speak, by the French firm of Bacqueville - which made other stuff for the Germans as well - sometime during the two-year period in which Berlin maintained the charade of Franco-German alliance, between June 1940 and July 1942. Many French firms - and people - curried favour with the Germans. In March 1941, the LDO tightened the rules governing the production and retail of state awards and qualification badges and Bacqueville probably fell foul of this. A consignment of these badges was found in the French Admiralty building on Place de la Concorde during renovation work in the 1970s. This building, naturally, served as KM HQ during the Occupation. Other examples have surfaced elsewhere and there is talk of a photo in the ECPA-D archives of some sailors in La Baule wearing French-made KM war badges but we have not found it yet. PK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 I posted this badge in the WA badge forum with mixed results. Any one here want to comment on the authenticity (or lack thereof) of this L/18 E-Boat badge? I can scale down more pics if needed. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Scott←Scott,The only undoubtedly original L/18s I have seen have had flat rather than round pins, machined block hinges and the retaining hook on a circular base pad. (In other words, the same as their U-Boat badges) The "furniture" on this badge isn't like any I've seen on badges made by this firm. The font for the marking is not the same as on regular L/18 badges either. The badge itself looks well made and correct to the period, but I'm not convinced it was made by this firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Thank you Gordon - I appreciate your feedback on the badge. All the best.SCott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) Here is my contribution...French maker (Bacqueville ) Edited October 1, 2005 by Paul Reck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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