Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge United Republic of maker marked between the three

maker marked between the three and six o’clock quadrant with “FR” for Gebrüder Friedländer

one small crack at the pommel end

Material fatigue consistent with age and field use is evident to the leather

A blue mess jacket presenting as a double-breasted dinner jacket

Preferred to take Pilot training but is willing to accept gunner because of medical category"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge United Republic of maker marked between the three(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, 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, with a central U Boat set across the badge over a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 40. 16 mm (h), weighing 24. 1