Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos Newly Listed reverse inscribed in blue ink

reverse inscribed in blue ink "C FLIGHT"

reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

having seen previous service of five years in 79th C

then posted to Trenton

light soiling evident on the exterior and the manufacturer's label

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne, With Photos Newly Listed reverse inscribed in blue ink(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, around a stylized depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and crudely replaced wire pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth &