A well-preserved Heer Officer’s dagger
glue residue evident on the brown mesh burlap backer from previous board mounting
enamel loss to reverse 6 o'clock arm tips
measuring 70mm (w) x 81 mm (h)
a Lieutenant on April 6
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Variation 2, by Schwerin Auction Archive A well-preserved Heer Officer’s dagger(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 32.