Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction thirty minutes later than expected

thirty minutes later than expected

Footnote: The Landesschiessen was made up of Tirolean veterans from the Great War who were effectively in the reserve for Second World War service

after the swastika was adopted by Nazi Germany

In the following six months

in Gold with blue enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction thirty minutes later than expected(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth,