Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Cased Set With Pin, By Schwerin Hold brackets riveted in place on

brackets riveted in place on either end on the obverse in order to hold the steel frame that supported a reel of telegraph wire

when he was seized with an acute heart attack from which he never rallied

published by Verlag von Gebr

measuring 60 mm (w) x 110 mm (l) x 20 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, Cased Set With Pin, By Schwerin Hold brackets riveted in place on(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher mit Anstecknadel und Etui). A rare and complete Blockade Runner Badge set, including a badge, constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, with a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with the bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the head of the eagle extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style