Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction white canvas hoist sleeve stamped

white canvas hoist sleeve stamped in red ink "BOATSWAIN" and "3" with the initials "KB" in black ink nearby

British Army

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Footnote: The 1937/1939 awards are marked simply “900

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction white canvas hoist sleeve stamped(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular 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 binge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked R. K. for the firm of Rudolf