Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by B.H. Mayer
(U-Boot Kriegsabzeichen). A badge constructed of gilded tombac in the shape of a horizontally oriented oval laurel wreath, with a national eagle placed on-top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika (swastika filed off), and with a submarine superimposed in the center of the badge, the reverse plain, with a vertical coke bottle-shaped pin, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, pin marked L/18 for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48.36 mm (w) x 39.96 mm (h), weighing 17.3 grams, presenting heavy loss of gilt, and in good condition.

