Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive light purple and dark purple

light purple and dark purple

small enamel chip on the reverse centrepiece

with uniform foto as Unteroffizier

two small paint chips either side of the swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive light purple and dark purple(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,