Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus United Republic of Sub Lieutenant (April 15

Sub Lieutenant (April 15

a superb late-war example in extremely fine condition

measuring 135x85mm

92x57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus United Republic of Sub Lieutenant (April 15(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating