UBB.threads Forums Uniform & Accessories Medals & Badges of the Third Reich Forum Is this an Authentic U-Boat War Badge?

Hello Everyone,
I purchased a couple of items today 10-28-07 and I have a week to return them if they are fakes, reproductions or not correct for the WWII time period. I am new to collecting, and I am very concerned that this item is not correct. I did some searching on the Internet and one forum was saying that Frank & Reif never manufactured U-Boat War Badges during WWII. Is this correct?

Here is what I know about this piece:
The U-Boat War Badge is maker marked as follow:
Frank & Reif
Stuttgart

Its height is 39.5mm and its Width is 49mm
I don�t know what type of metal it is, but nothing on the badge is magnetic.
It has a strange type of pin catch and it is facing to the left which is opposite of the ones I have seen on the internet.

I am attaching photos. Sorry about the quality, I have to reduce the size and quality to get it down below 100K.

Here is a picure showing the catch.

Here is a picture of the rear side.

Sorry, that is a fake one.

John

Thanks for responding John.

Is it true that Frank & Reif never produced a U-Boat Badge during WWII?

I would like to know for future reference.

This hinge/pin is a known reproduction set up..no Third Reich award badge had this type of set up..

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Michael from NJ:
Thanks for responding John.

Is it true that Frank & Reif never produced a U-Boat Badge during WWII?

I would like to know for future reference.[/QUOTE
It's really impossible to state that a firm NEVER produced something unless you were a principal with that firm.
I'm pretty sure most collectors would have agreed that Klittermann & Moog never produced police degens until a very nice example surfaced a couple of years ago.
Jim