Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive 7 mm (h) with intact

7 mm (h) with intact slider)

each constructed of dark blue rayon

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 141 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

with approximately 80% of its original silver finish remaining

Driver SmithStephens

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive 7 mm (h) with intact(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the obverse reverse bearing a single visible rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the