Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive as her other son

as her other son

He continued his service after the war with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment and was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal

It measures 930 mm in length and 45 mm across the throat

a high-quality early piece in extremely fine condition

In high quality grey machine embroidered threading

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive as her other son(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, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a bock hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,