Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin and Sons Republic of 130 in length overall and

130 in length overall and exhibits soiling and holes in various locations

brown and white embroidery

demonstrating minor to moderate material fatigue

the head features a large central eye in black enamel with an oversized hooked beak detailed in Gold

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin and Sons Republic of 130 in length overall and(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Instituted May 30th, 1941. (First Pattern Early to mid war issue). A textbook example of an E Boat badge by this maker, 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 E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with