Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Hold The cap measures 260 mm

The cap measures 260 mm in width x 270 mm in depth x 100 mm in height

A lovely breast star

at Carleton Place

and the hinge cover has been severed

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare S-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Hold The cap measures 260 mm(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). 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, surrounding a central depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 84