Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity The shape of the grip

The shape of the grip developed from the historical more cylindrical form to a shape intended to represent the thistle

Upon his return to the United States

And you identified them

left hand collar tab has a fifteen-tooth gear with a voided centre above a five leaf cluster indicating the rank of Scharführer

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity The shape of the grip(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, surrounding a central depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, unmarked but demonstrating the