A Rare River Boat Pilot Badge Newly Listed by maker Assmann

by maker Assmann

Akermark graduated from the Royal Naval College in 1894and was then appointed as second lieutenant

Lower Austria Military Merit Medal 1797 - in solid silver

that he was not married and that his trade was that of Pianoforte Maker

an Anti-Submarine School

A Rare River Boat Pilot Badge Newly Listed by maker AssmannA Rare River Boat Pilot Badge badge in silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 11, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 54mm(h), weighs 39. 6 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.