5 mm silvered die-stamped metal crescent-shaped brackets outlined in oak leaves and acorns
1918 to January 3
both in near mint condition
with maker's mark of Carl Eickhorn at the crossguard (double squirrel)
which includes the spike (with two ventilation holes)
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By C. Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude 5 mm silvered die-stamped metal(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse presents a frontal battleship cutting through the waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by a Kriegsmarine style eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse displays a dome shaped hinge, C shaped catch, and coke bottle shaped pin, designer marked FEC. ADOLF BOCK, maker marked AUSF. SCHWERIN BERLIN, hand engraved with the last name THEILEN, measuring 43.