Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold Sash Badge: Multi-piece construction

Sash Badge: Multi-piece construction

in uniform and with the Pour le Mérite and other decorations visible

the right sleeve stamped in faded blue ink with a chattered mark but "CASPAR" is clearly defined as part of the mark

He was officially admitted to No

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer Hold Sash Badge: Multi-piece construction(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and short banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,