Kriegsmarine Minesweeper badge

[Dave B]

Hi all,

Any idea on the manufacturer?....or are these badges difficult to ID?

Cheers

Dave

Edited April 28, 2005 by Dave B

[Dave B]

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[Gordon Williamson]

Dave,

I'll check back though all the images I have stored of Minesweepers. Not a badge I have studied closely enough to give an answer off the top of my head. I kept only two, a Tombak Schwerin and a Zinker.

[Gordon Williamson]

Zinker. Belonged to Heinrich Niemeyer before he transferred from Minesweepers to command a U-Boat.

[Dave B]

Nice one Gordon,that would be appreciated!

Dave

[Guest Darrell]

Here's my Minesweepers (R.K.)

[Dave B]

Very nice minesweepers! I think they are another underrated award,I like 'em....very dramatic looking.

Dave

[Gordon Williamson]

By the way, Dave, your Minesweeper Badge is an unmarked Deumer. They also come with a vertical needle pin, if marked they usually have a small L/11 stamp right at the bottom of the reverse face.

[dond]

Here is my Assman.

Don

[dond]

The reverse.

Don

[Dave B]

By the way, Dave, your Minesweeper Badge is an unmarked Deumer. They also come with a vertical needle pin, if marked they usually have a small L/11 stamp right at the bottom of the reverse face.

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Thanks Gordon!! :food-smiley-004:

Dave

[J Temple-West]

Ok, we have a Minesweeper, Zinc...Marked with the AS in a triangle.

I know there's always been much debate as to the maker, A.D Schwerdt or Adolf Scholze.. So, which is it?

[S.Weber]

@Gordon Williamson

Hello your unmarked Minesweeper is an late Adolf Scholze (AS in Triangle)....in not the best qualitiy of AS...

[Gordon Williamson]

Thanks for the confirmation Sascha. I thought mine might be a Scholz after see John's example above. I agree not a great example, I kept it only because it belonged to a U-Boat officer and DK holder.

[Michel]

An unmarked one.

[Michel]

Back.

[JBeltram]

Hello,

Here is my Schwerin berlin example.

Regards,

Jody

[Peter J]

Michel, I believe your's is an unmarked Deumer as well. If you compare it with my marked badge, you'll notice the simularities in the cut-out section around the head on the peak-side.

KR

Peter

[Peter J]

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[don]

Mine

[don]

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[Paul R]

Here is my contribution to this thread..

Schwein maker marked

[Paul R]

Back.

The catch was broken off before I bought it... although I do that the broken piece.

Should I have it repaired professionally?

[J Temple-West]

A tribute to the ?Mine Sweeper? badge.

[Paul R]

Now that is something we dont see every day!

What program did you use to do that?!?

Edited October 2, 2005 by Paul Reck