Germany. A German Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge Hold 2 mm (w) x 48

2 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

tight nut on the pommel

It measures 370 mm with the scabbard on and features a completely untouched 221 mm long nickel plated steel (magnetic) blade

with the Stahlhelm insignia

Germany. A German Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge Hold 2 mm (w) x 48A second war German Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch, U Boot Jagd, und Sicherungsverbnde; oval in gilt and silvered tombac; the obverse with a laurel wreath border and with a central area depicting a sea mine exploding in wavy water, and a national eagle clutching a swastika; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, barrel hinge, but missing its catch with period thin copper wires spun around the catch; an unmarked example; measuring 43. 58