U-boot Kriegsabzeichen, orginal?

[Swinemunde68]

It could very well be a copy, but it's not 100% clear on these photos. As mentioned, the surface defects are very suspicious, and it's clear they were part of the surface before the finish was applied and not dents occurring afterwards from wear.

Nevertheless, the tooling mark on the upper part of the pin looks very close to originals, as does the faint maker mark and the crimped catch. (In the original used in the attached comparisons the catch was loose in the crimp and rotated 180 degrees, but you get the idea anyway).

If we saw other copies with the same surface defects (as is the case with many Staegemeir high-end fakes) then that would be the clincher that this is a fake, but so far this is the only odd one like this to show up on the forums.

Certainly it's not a "one look, thumbs down" badge (although it may still end up as a "fourth look, thumbs down" badge eventually).

Best regards,
---Norm

copy to 100000% see photos

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photo orginal

[Swinemunde68]

photo orginal 2 2 knocks of original cf.

[Swinemunde68]

afraid its a cast fake not good.

Please confirm once more that it is a copy

[Swinemunde68]

Please confirm once more that it is a copy

[Swinemunde68]

It could very well be a copy, but it's not 100% clear on these photos. As mentioned, the surface defects are very suspicious, and it's clear they were part of the surface before the finish was applied and not dents occurring afterwards from wear.

Nevertheless, the tooling mark on the upper part of the pin looks very close to originals, as does the faint maker mark and the crimped catch. (In the original used in the attached comparisons the catch was loose in the crimp and rotated 180 degrees, but you get the idea anyway).

If we saw other copies with the same surface defects (as is the case with many Staegemeir high-end fakes) then that would be the clincher that this is a fake, but so far this is the only odd one like this to show up on the forums.

Certainly it's not a "one look, thumbs down" badge (although it may still end up as a "fourth look, thumbs down" badge eventually).

Best regards,
---Norm

Please porwierdzenie or a copy