Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold Warrant Officer 2nd Class Charles

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Charles Meredith Kittson

The photo shows Sorge in uniform

and appealing patina

measuring approximately 43 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

the head of the bezel locking screw measuring 10 mm in diameter and is solid and slightly domed

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold Warrant Officer 2nd Class Charles(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Instituted on 31 August 1940 by Supreme Commander Erich Raeder. Constructed of gilded tombak, the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a gilded, oval oak leaf wreath, each side having an outer margin of seven oak leaves pointing upward, at the bottom is a stylized bow holding the wreath together, within the lower third of the wreath lies a calm water surface with narrowly spaced