Help Appreciated with Kriegsmarine Zerstoerer/Destroyer Badge

[rbminis]

Glenn,

I am far from being an expert on these awards and I spent some time looking through some of my reference material and I am not familiar with this type of horizontal hardware setup on Friedrich Orth destroyer badges.

I was under the impression that the FO made awards used vertical pins.

Smitty

I believe you are correct Smitty.
Ralph.

[Norm F]

Hi Guys,

Your skepticism is well-founded. This is a common old fake which is one of a series of fakes including this type of "f.o." Destroyer, an "R.S.&S." Fleet badge and "S.H.u.Co" Destroyer, all marketed at one time in fake "maker-marked" envelopes as well. They're made of cartridge brass instead of Tombak.

Best regards,
---Norm