Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Auction 95th Battery

95th Battery

5 mm (h) silvered copper eagle insignia that is secured in place via two prongs on the underside

retaining an original twisted and rolled wire cord

with SS runes stamped (not engraved) into the whistle

marked in German "SILBER" (silver) in two locations on the ring

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Auction 95th Battery(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 88 mm