Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction all four arms with bronzed

all four arms with bronzed metal (magnetic) inlays within a frame of laurel leaves

500 m³ gas volume contained in 13 gas cells

they are unmarked with the exception of a stamped inscription of “SCHWELMA” on the sole toe reinforcement

5 mm in diameter with 42 mm pin

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction all four arms with bronzed(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 43. 30 mm (w) x 56.