Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold fixed by two rivets

fixed by two rivets

when a German high-explosive shell landed in front of his dugout just as he had emerged

and Breast Star: two-piece construction

one pair on the pleat

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold fixed by two rivets(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombac; the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked R. K. for Rudolf Karneth on the reverse; measuring 44. 57 mm (w) x 55. 26 mm (h);