Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed this dagger features a 255

this dagger features a 255 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Markneukirchen” and numbered “314498” on the reverse

(Luftwaffe Feldwebel Winkel)

facing an equal number of reinforced button holes

South African Engineering Corps until November 12

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed this dagger features a 255(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 45. 06