Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity measuring 162 mm (w) x

measuring 162 mm (w) x 112 mm (h)

Prince of Wales Rangers

the dirk designed without a blade

A very scarce Napoleonic award

also secured with a bakelite button

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity measuring 162 mm (w) x(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,