Japanese Submariner Badges with Restored and Resoldered Hooks

One can quite often find badges with resoldered (or completely restored) catching hooks. This is a direct consequence of forcing down the catching hook for a more secure fastening of the badge to the uniform.

Typical example of such badge from personal collection.

Original case.

 

Badge with original vs. badge with resoldered hook.

 

Another example.

 

This time even original submarine was lost and crudely restored.

 

Badge with the most accurate resoldered hook.

 

Cased specimen.

 

Another cased badge with replaced catching hook.