Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos Newly Listed pair awarded to Private L

pair awarded to Private L

reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

light soiling evident on the exterior and the manufacturer's label

residing in Wolgast at the time of issue

compared to the "Gleet" (a watery discharge from the urethra caused by gonorrheal infection) he was discharging

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos Newly Listed pair awarded to Private L(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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, around a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and crudely replaced wire pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &