Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Auction Issued 1865-1914

Issued 1865-1914

Footnote: Private George Alfred Swaddling

obverse with a three-stack warship at sea

Distributed around the exterior of the shell are three hollow rivets

Luftwaffe Pilot Captain Shoulder Board and Collar Tab Set - Shoulder Board Pair: Four rows of aluminum bullion wire cords

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Auction Issued 1865-1914(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a U Boat set across the wreath on a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 30 mm (w) x 39. 18 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, in overall better than very fine