Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive when he was attached to

when he was attached to the 6th (Militia) Battalion

as originally mounted on hard stock

The cap band is also flanked by pebbled and gilded magnetic metal buttons securing in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled gold bullion wire and dark blue threaded piping

to reward those who distinguished themselves in action during the Second World War

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive when he was attached to(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 84 mm in