Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Submarine Badge, 1957 Version Newly Listed the outer two rows dominated

the outer two rows dominated by the gold threading

Duke of Glocester 1773

” and maker marked “Deschler & Sohn

The visor exhibits crazing overall and has a scratch in the leather

nasal area and the beak

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Submarine Badge, 1957 Version Newly Listed the outer two rows dominated(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a central U Boat, the national and eagle is omitted in the 1957 version, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch, measuring 48. 76 mm (w) x 37. 60 mm (h), weighing 31. 3 g, very fine.