Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Republic of black cotton reinforcing backer

black cotton reinforcing backer

interior fabric hinge and exterior metal hinge fully functional

A Heer officer’s portepee

medal bed lined in violet felt

to Engineer Room Artificer 3rd Class onAugust 13th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Republic of black cotton reinforcing backer(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 exploding sea mine, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna,