Kriegsmarine War Badges

Superior detail, 3 piece construction medal with correct wide pin. 48mm wide, 4mm thick, 40 grams in weight. (Scan shows medals slightly larger than life.) Replicated from a 1942 example valued at over $15,000! Shown on the left is an aged (the verdigrises patina option) medal and on the right is mint out of the box. Both options comes with fitted case modeled on the original.

"You've weaved your magic again! I had expected (hoped) to see the D.O. III this week, but could hardly believe the surprise when it turned up today. You are a real gem. Can't believe that I haven't bought from you before now. Your replies to my emails are fast, your advice and honesty about your products, absolutely spot on. And now, I have in my possession a medal that I always assumed would only ever be on the pages of my various reference books. I'm delighted with it." David K.

"I saw a real one of these crosses about twelve years ago in Nashville. The guy who had it was a WW II vet - probably 101st AB, but I can't swear to it now - a real geezer with a lot of exotic III Reich stuff that he liked to tease guys with just to watch ‘em start to drown in their own saliva. The truly dangerous thing about this baby is that it not only looks real, but it also feels real - it's got the heft of a pre-’45 order badge from a really "high end" European jeweler. If it didn’t look so damn good sitting in its fitted case, I think that I’d have a shadowbox made for it – it’s too cool to sit in a ryker mount."

"You know, to a collector, holding one of these German Order crosses is like what I imagine taking an overdose of Viagra might be like - not, of course, that our wives or sweethearts could hope to benefit from the resultant effects! I think that I’ll leave it out where my buddies are bound to pick up the case and peek inside – who knows? Maybe one of them will offer to swap me a sports car for it! (Don’t worry, Cyrus, I know that doing that would be wrong!)" Jim B.

"Cyrus, That is a dangerous replica so far as I can see. Like so much of your stuff I can see people selling it as real: I'm already getting people asking me to authenticate your BFC insignia as the genuine item. If SoldatFHQ had been operating in the 1940s, German servicemen would have been buying their insignia there." Adrian Weale UK

Soldat FHQ recommends our standard aging option, the GI bring back, (above) which slightly darkens the gold color (actually warmer than this scan shows), ages the enamel, reduces the shine, highlights the details, and truly enhances the pieces. If you are looking for the new old stock, this is also available. This option makes the piece look like it is just seeing light after 60 years on a forgotten, dusty shelf; the shine pleasingly softened and the case ever so slightly yellowed.

This medal gets a Soldat FHQ Collector's Warning as aged this will be very dangerous on the market. Limited number available to those who were smart enough to spot these as fakes on the auctions, not buy them and wait for FHQ to offer them as rare replicas! I have access to under 100 of these! They will not be replicated again!

Customer Notice! Please Report Any Attempts Noted to Sell This Award as Original so Soldat FHQ can Warn the Potential Buyer!