Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold Born July 3rd

Born July 3rd

Fabricated from a very dark green silk

(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild)

James Caro`s business interests took him to Belgium

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold Born July 3rd(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 Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,