Original German WWII Early Tombak Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge by C. Schwerin & Sohn of Berlin U.S. Holsters A pilot asked him to

A pilot asked him to put some orange identification panels in front of his position

There are areas of oxidation and fouling present

Fully intact with the only wear from storage and from contact with the leather components

The medal is unengraved but is a good representative example

and not replaced until 1944 with a triangular version

Original German WWII Early Tombak Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge by C. Schwerin & Sohn of Berlin U.S. Holsters A pilot asked him toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery War Badge, or Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie, manufactured by C. Schwerin & Sohn of Berlin. It is an especially desirable early Tombak example, retaining much of its original gold wash on the wreath, silver plated central artillery scene, and its early style tapered pinback with bent flat wire catch. The Coastal Artillery War Badge was instituted