Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction It sits securely within a

It sits securely within a one-piece silvered metal alloy hilt

vibrant colour

A 1939 HJ Reichssportwettkampf badge

discolouration to the reverse

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction It sits securely within a(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, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.