Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Buy Now obverse illustrating the 1st Armoured

obverse illustrating the 1st Armoured Division insignia in the centre

the lower right corner bearing a Bratislava printer’s mark

interruption evident in the stitching along the perimeter edges of the leather patch

this remains a fine example of this type of dagger

when the wall at the trench collapsed following a shell explosion

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Buy Now obverse illustrating the 1st Armoured(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a U Boat set over a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 74 mm (w) x 39. 88 mm (h), weighing 19. 4