Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Plastic ribbons were not officially

Plastic ribbons were not officially issued

78 mm (w) x 34

Footnote: The M1 Steel Helmet was introduced by the United States Army in 1941 as a replacement for the earlier M1917 helmet and became the standard American combat helmet throughout the Second World War

the arms of the lid exhibiting wear

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Plastic ribbons were not officially(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN 68, measuring 48. 4 mm (w) x 38. 90 mm (h), weighing 26. 0 grams, most