Walter Schott Uboat badge

[Flyingdutchman]

Gentlemen,

an incredible EBay find. 
A nice textbook example, they’re becoming more and more rare. Thanks for looking. 
Best;

Flyingdutchman

 

 

[Eric Stahlhut]

wow, that's something you don't see every day.

i've always wondered how "permanent" that finish was-- if it came off naturally through time and wear, or did original owners have to dedicate some degree of effort to remove it because they didn't like the verdigris look 

[saschaw]

What a beauty - my congratulations! I'm seeing submarine boat badges on ebay every day, but cannot even remember(!) the last authentic award type I have seen. All I can find is pieces like this one available now - and that's at the best!

 

In fact, I never had one of these at all, neither in my collection nor in my offerings... they're so hard to find!

 

 

[Flyingdutchman]

Gentlemen,

thank you for the kind comments!

 

The green Seaweed (great term, thanks V. ?paint is an artificial patination. It can be removed quite easily with some chemicals and I fear on some badges this is exactly what happened.

Later ones, i.e. probably made around 1919, did likely not have this feature.

 

Indeed. Finding an original on EBay  is probably as likely as finding one on the Park-bench in the city park. I was also totally surprised,. A good friend made me aware of the buy-it-now offer. ?

Just such pieces are rare and are hardly ever offered.

Thanks for looking!
Best regards;

Flyingdutchman

[VtwinVince]

I agree, nicest example I've seen in quite some time.