a Third Reich-period member’s armband
Bronze with a bronze-coloured wash
the sash badge in solid Gold presenting an eagle with finely detailed outstretched wings clutching a crossed sword and sceptre across its body
she sighted another ship right ahead
In gypsum with a metal backing plate (magnetic)
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of a Third Reich-period member’s armband(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but