Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the ribbon displaying fraying and

the ribbon displaying fraying and loss of colour from age and wear

demonstrating loss of finish throughout the core in addition to softening of the frame’s ribbing consistent with friction

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where he was commissioned as an Acting Captain but relinquished the subsequent rank of Captain on August 17th and qualified as Class III Driver (I

Grenadier-Regiment 170

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction the ribbon displaying fraying and(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 central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,