Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive while an additional band of

while an additional band of identical piping trims the outer edge of the cap band

one with a group in front of a plane

He bravely remained to cover their retreat emptying his automatic carbine at the oncoming Chinese

engraved “R

measuring 155 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 40 mm (d)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive while an additional band of(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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 central depiction of an E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked