genoa41 Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 HelloI would like to hear your opinion on this claspThanks in advance for your helpregardsgiorgio
Gordon Williamson Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 I'd like to see the whole of the lettering on the reverse but from I can see it looks good.
genoa41 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 I'd like to see the whole of the lettering on the reverse but from I can see it looks good.Hello GordonMany thanks . Sorry , at the moment I havn't other pics .yours sincerelygiorgioPS What do you think about this Ubadge ? Hymmen?
genoa41 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Posted July 7, 2006 I'd like to see the whole of the lettering on the reverse but from I can see it looks good.Hello GordonOther pics of the claspgiorgio
Gordon Williamson Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 I'd say the clasp is absolutely fine.The U-Boat badge is not Hymmen. It is very very similar but not identical to Hymmen.
genoa41 Posted July 8, 2006 Author Posted July 8, 2006 I'd say the clasp is absolutely fine.The U-Boat badge is not Hymmen. It is very very similar but not identical to Hymmen. Hello GordonMany thanks .I'm looking forward to your bookyours sincerelygiorgio
Aldwyn Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 (edited) Clasp looks great!But is that u-boat badge a fake? I have never seen a pin and clasp such as that before. The uboat doesnt look right either... the propeller/rudder area seems to have no details... like no scew at all! Edited July 9, 2006 by Aldwyn
Gordon Williamson Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Clasp looks great!But is that u-boat badge a fake? I have never seen a pin and clasp such as that before. The uboat doesnt look right either... the propeller/rudder area seems to have no details... like no scew at all!The theory that this type of badge without propeller detail etc was fake was blown out of the water some time ago. In fact the exact design was shown on an series of original wartime propaganda postcards with war badges in the "Tag der Wehrmacht" series.I have to admit the pin looks a bit dodgy but in fact is also a legitimate style for the period and can also be found on the Imperial U-Boat Badge, possibly from the same maker.
Aldwyn Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Well, you learn something new every day! Thanks Gordon!
Gordon Williamson Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Its worth noting too that fakes of this Hymmen style badge were also made in the States and marked with spurious Schwerin markings, so not surprising that many people got the idea that all this type were fake.Mind you it was nice that for a while no one wanted them so good originals could be picked up very cheap
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