Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of 48 mm stick pin

48 mm stick pin

the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

He served with a Bavarian infantry regiment through the First World War and was the recipient of numerous decorations

An extremely well-preserved Waffen-SS Officer’s M43f field cap

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of 48 mm stick pin(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of patinated and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, with a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with the bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN and designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN, measuring 47. 90 mm in diameter,