Coastal Artillery (Keigsabeichen Marineartillerie)badge fake ?

[CBH]

Someone posted this online , looks like a cast fake to me .
Please help

[SteveR]

You are right friend. It is very poorly cast.

[CBH]

Thank you Steve my friend , I thought I might be missing something .

[Neil Hever]

Horrible. NH

[martinw]

I would say that this is an original tombak Schwerin that is in a very poor,corroded state.

The mainpin,including toolmarks and the catch look typical Schwerin.Feint remnants of the maker mark can be seen also.

I may be wrong but this is my opinion.

Cheers,Martin.

[CBH]

Why would only the background corrode ?
This is an original item , image from here , thank you to the poster .

[martinw]

I think you need to take a closer look at the obverse ?

I see heavy corrosion on the gun and the housing.

This badge has been discussed on another forum,as i just found out,and was deemed original but as mentioned,in very poor condition.

Cheers,Martin.

[CBH]

I believe the other forum had one unsure reply , from a member with less then 200 posts .

[big ned]

I think it's original but has been affected by intense heat at sometime and perhaps then buried in soil or sand, or even picked out of the ashes of a fire. The hardware and tool marks are as Martin states, bang on for an original Schwerin made badge. Just for interest, here's a close up of some melted brass from an old padlock I threw on a fire when burning the remains of an old shed. The similarities are startling. It's just a scenario, but I can easily imagine this badge as being burnt and buried for some considerable time before it was found.



Regards, Ned.

[CBH]

I stand corrected . Thanks Big Ned , I was hoping your'd reply , as alway I trust your judgement and experience .