Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Auction These pins were awarded (on

These pins were awarded (on request) from parachute companies to pilots who successfully bailed out of airplanes

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Auction These pins were awarded (on(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of zink, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback, marked on reverse with designer Otto Placzek, Berlin and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 48. 75 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 3 grams, reverse