Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Late-War Example, by Schwerin United Republic of presenting moderate to heavy wear

presenting moderate to heavy wear around spine and edges

first regiment

9 Squadron (March 1917

Dresden”) underneath the pin

Footnote: The Kaffrarian Rifles (now the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles) was formed in East London in 1876

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, Late-War Example, by Schwerin United Republic of presenting moderate to heavy wear(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked