Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive marked "KRIEGSMARINE" and maker marked

marked "KRIEGSMARINE" and maker marked "M" in an angled square flanked by "19" on the left and "40" on the right

measuring 37 mm x 30 mm

2 cm (w) x 148 cm (l)

attached by silver metal buttons to secure the shoulder straps to the shoulders

a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres or may be combined with other vegetable fibres

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive marked "KRIEGSMARINE" and maker marked(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 style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 38. 92 mm (h), weighing 25. 6 grams, in extremely