Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Very Scarce E-Boat Badge, Type I, by Steinhauer & Lück
(Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen). 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-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of an E-Boat cutting through waves, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 45.02 mm (w) x 57.44 mm (h), weighing 31.7 grams, loss of gilt and silver finish evident throughout, in overall very fine condition and very scarce badge by this maker.

