There are Rear-Admiral rank insignia sewn in place just above the cuffs on both sleeves
Narvik Shield – Silver grade
with a recessed lined medal bed
but also sometimes was a disadvantage because they were easy to distinguish against the rest of the Union soldiers for Confederate marksmen to spot and target
silvering wear on the Wehrmacht Long Service Medal
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now There are Rear-Admiral rank insignia(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,