U-boot Kriegsabzeichen.

[chris22121]

My grandfather was German and fought in WW2 he has passed away so I can't ask him so hopefully you can help. I was looking at his medals and researching them and couldn't find this one. It look's just like a U-Boat medal, but it has a death's head on it. It shows signs of wear. You can see a groove where the pin would go into the latch, and it looks like a stamp on the back in the very middle but I cant make out what it says.

[Gwar]

[KMMorris]

oh my, sorry to say that this is truly a horrible fantasy badge.
Morris

[chris22121]

Ok thanks man. I dont know why he would have it. Thanks again for the info.

[Gwar]

I think the stamp on the back although "Faint" reads.... F...a....k...e... Probably a lesser known maker
Sorry chris22121, Welcome to the forum by the way...G

[rbminis]

Hello and welcome to the forum!
Unfortunately, this is not an original award.
Sorry.
Ralph.

[Norm F]

... and it looks like a stamp on the back in the very middle but I cant make out what it says.

Hi Chris,

Your badge is a cast reproduction of the RK zinc U-Boat badge, so the faint mark you're seeing is from the casting of the "RK in circle" maker's mark. Painful to behold and it's really bizarre that this eye-sore would have made it into your grandfather's collection.

Best regards,
---Norm

[chris22121]

Right on thanks a lot for the info guys.

[chris22121]

Great info thanks. It is weird to me too. I don't know why he would have a fake medal. What made it really strange is the death's head on it. That really threw me off.

[Danmark]

Your grandfather could well have picked this up in the 1970s when crude fakes were in abundance.
45 years later the reasons for doing so have been lost.