A Classification of Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch based on obverse design

**Norm F** · 04-08-2012, 07:24 PM

Here's the latest update to the Minesweeper Classification Table as of April 6, 2012, with modifications to the Juncker, Beco and Hymmen sections. Now 89 variants are included.

Best regards,
---Norm

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 04-08-2012 07:24 PM

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**Adrian** · 10-01-2012, 11:22 PM

The latest version of the table.

**Norm F** · 10-05-2012, 10:02 PM

For some reason the last two uploads were shrunk down by the system, too small to read. Not sure what the file size and dimension limits are for the forum software but I'll try again in a smaller format which hopefully will retain it's size?

Minesweeper Classification Table version October 5, 2012

**Adrian** · 10-05-2012, 10:36 PM

Thank you Norm, much appreciated. Not sure why the images were reduced.

**ObKrieger** · 10-05-2012, 10:42 PM

I'm not sure how I missed this but thank you very much for the time and effort you put into making this reference. I am impressed!

**Norm F** · 02-02-2014, 11:17 PM

The latest version of the Classification Table from February 2, 2014. Sorry, the image quality is poor due to the file size restrictions on the uploads.

**Adrian** · 02-02-2014, 11:50 PM

Thank you for the update Norm.

Sorry about the file sizing. I tried previously to get it right but for some reason it doesn't work.

**martinw** · 02-03-2014, 12:07 AM

I have commented on this classification of Minesweeper badges on other forums before and i will do it here also.

Norm,you have supplied the collecting community with a wealth of information here,beautilfully presented and simply outstanding.

Thank you my dear friend.

Regards,Martin.

**Norm F** · 02-03-2014, 12:30 AM

Thanks Martin (and Adrian), it's my pleasure of course.

I just realized that back when I posted this thread in early 2012, I didn't include the "Type 6" wave pattern that was added to later versions.

So here is the only representative of the Type 6 wave pattern, dubbed the "Juncker-style", found exclusively in zinc. The Type 6 wave pattern is stylistically intermediate between the Type 2 8-wave and the Type 5 straight-wave categories. The maker is unknown but this badge has several characteristics that are very suggestive of Juncker (even if not conclusive). Although the obverse design is different from Juncker's Tombak Minesweeper, the margins and the inner cutouts are almost the same suggesting shared trimming tooling and the reverse hardware is typical of Juncker. The eagle shows a distinctive double-breasted design.

Both sub-types of this badge can be seen here:
6.1 ?Juncker-style? - zinc only

Best regards,
---Norm