Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of the exterior of the helmet

the exterior of the helmet rates at near extremely fine

traditional high peak with matching brown piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

otherwise in worn condition and very fine

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (81434) on December 21

the reverse with an anti-rust coating

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of the exterior of the helmet(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of a gilded and silvered zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN,