Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Auction Archive surmounted by a fireman’s helmet

surmounted by a fireman’s helmet set against oak leaves

in addition to some of the pages exhibit soiling

featuring a handwritten signature of Vizeadmiral Siegfried Maßmann

scabbard is the hammered variety

German Cross in” Gold” by Deschler & Sohn

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge Auction Archive surmounted by a fireman’s helmet(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 40 mm (w) x 54. 70 mm (h),