Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive paperwork certifying Balsen in the

paperwork certifying Balsen in the use and possession of weapons (including the Luger Pistole 08)

The Germans adopted Roold-style helmets

surrounded by the inscription "KOENIG PREUSSEN FRIEDRICH WILHELM III"

with Latin script

2 mm (h - inclusive of blue enameled cross)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Archive paperwork certifying Balsen in the(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a black hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 88 mm