Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Newly Listed He signed his Officers' Declaration

He signed his Officers' Declaration Paper with the 170th Infantry Battalion

marked “800” on reverse

that he was not married and that his trade was that of Railway Servant

at the base the habaki (metal sleeve) measures 21mm covering the ha-machi creating a seamless line

60 mm (w) x 70

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge Newly Listed He signed his Officers' Declaration(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a U Boat set across the wreath on a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 30 mm (w) x 39. 18 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, in overall better than very fine