Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Republic of 16) Napoleon’s Army Leader

16) Napoleon’s Army Leader

The cap is lined on the interior with a black cotton lining

The handle shows discolouration and wear

Constructed of blackened iron with silvered appliques (fastened to the obverse with pins visible on obverse)

thick lacquered finish

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Republic of 16) Napoleon’s Army Leader(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 39. 13 mm (h),