Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Master Marksman’s Badge Hold Witte spent the remainder of

Witte spent the remainder of the war with the Kriegsmarine’s K-Verband (Small Combat Unit)

along with an unknown signature in black ink at the upper left

the crown in silver bullion wire with maroon felt in the crown and touches of red

In lovely openwork silver

Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Master Marksman’s Badge Hold Witte spent the remainder of(Meisterschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Tyrol style German national eagle clutching a bullseye target defaced by a mobile swastika, in turn situated above a banner bearing a raised inscription of MEISTERSCHTZE 1943 (MASTER MARKSMAN 1943), the reverse stamped with an issue number of 2068, with a horizontal pinback crimped within a rectangular plate, unmarked,