Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Newly Listed fabric separation at the hinge

fabric separation at the hinge

A toy model of Aviso Grille

worn on ribbon with MID device

bearing a hand-etched owner’s surname of “BECKER”

He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal by General Order 9 in 1902 and awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration by General Order 157 in 1908

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Newly Listed fabric separation at the hinge(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika with cut out arms, overlaid by a central U Boat situated on a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by