Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction He was presumably hospitalized in

He was presumably hospitalized in Germany and subsequently assigned to the Kradschützen-Ersatz-Bataillon (Motorcyclist Replacement Battalion) in Ellwangen from November 22

1861 and was awarded for participation in campaigns in China

the button vaulted

The black ebony grip shows common wear with no significant flaws with medium contour construction

3 grams (including badge)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction He was presumably hospitalized in(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an elongated