unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by the Berlin-based firm of Godet
On arrival
maker marked “L/16” for Steinhauer & Lück
part of Historical Arms Series 20
Petty Officer Conway described the scene to the authorities at HMCS Captor II and feared that Able Seaman Leard had been lost
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity unmarked but with the physical(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN 68, measuring 48. 29 mm (w) x 38. 92 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, a