Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive measuring 139 mm (w) x

measuring 139 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

constructed of die stamped bronze

demonstrating flecking and surface chipping to the enamels

in turn affixed to a period original replacement sash ribbon with a functional spring clip meeting the loop of the cross

He was serving with Company G

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive measuring 139 mm (w) x(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 39. 13 mm (h),