Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Province of China This dirk features a 305

This dirk features a 305 mm long magnetic steel blade

Ruth Spencer

It bears a repaired loop to which is attached a leather strap with a magnetic metal buckle and functional magnetic metal spring clip

missing all three reverse attachment prongs

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Province of China This dirk features a 305(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a black hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 88 mm