Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity quite a traumatic experience for

quite a traumatic experience for many

The eagle insignia measures 90 mm (w) x 42 cm (h) overall

exhibits nice dark patina

constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains virtually all of a period olive-drab paint textured with fine wood dust

1" (Gesetzlich Geschützt 1) and museum code in red ink with the code "H

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity quite a traumatic experience for(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, maker marked with the