measures 180 mm (w) x 327 mm (l) x 180 mm (h)
the exterior with light wear and soiling evident on the lid and sides
Canada in November 1914 and
similar in construction to SA buckles of the 1930’s
Between the wars he joined the police force in Berlin
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin and Sons Province of China measures 180 mm (w) x(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Instituted May 30th, 1941. (First Pattern Early to mid war issue). A textbook example of an E Boat badge by this maker, 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