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Old 04-06-20, 01:13 PM
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I recently bought this metal submarine brooch with a job lot, when I first saw it I thought it could be German, but the finish on the front is excellent for an item that was cast and it's set me thinking it could be any other navy.

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Old 04-06-20, 04:49 PM
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Hello Rob,

Could be one of the many variations of unofficial pre-war and WW2 submarine pins that were made in machine shops at naval bases and sold to submarine crew members as souvenirs. I don’t know if that was a tradition at RN sub bases, but it was common at U.S. sub bases. Some well made pins were distributed by the Electric Boat Company, but many more varieties were hand made by enterprising machinists. I have a few varieties similar to yours in my submarine badge collection.

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Old 04-06-20, 08:51 PM
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Thanks Donovan for your information, of course I had not thought of USN submarines, but yes, a good possibility.

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A few years ago there was a US submarine lapel badge something like this one that was clearly identified with the Australian wartime Fremantle US submarine base. I forget what the markings might have been but it went for a very high price.
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Old 05-06-20, 03:00 AM
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My pleasure, Rob, glad to assist.

Here's a photo of the four unofficial USN sub pins in my collection. The Electric Boat (EB) pin is the closest to being an official pin, given out at ceremonies for an EB-built sub's keel laying and launching. All the pins have great character, though.

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Old 05-06-20, 06:38 AM
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Donovan, once again thanks for sharing your brooches with the forum, a most interesting collection that seems to clinch the fact that my brooch is USN, I thought when I first got it that it was a German "tinnie", but it errs more to the style of your brooches.

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