Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive Measuring 402 mm in length

Measuring 402 mm in length with the scabbard on

with two additional exampls known to be in private collections

stating that he was a member of an Active Militia

flanked by oak leaves and stylized mobile swastikas

He was discharged upon demobilization on May 9

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive Measuring 402 mm in length(Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised anchor, propeller, and edelweiss, representing the Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, topped by a raised inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all original reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate and dark blue wool backer, the shield