Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Auction machine embroidered double swastika in

machine embroidered double swastika in silver-grey thread on a black wool base

the interior retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a secondary code of “321665”

with the crowned F VI on the twelve o’clock arm

The cover is in an overall very fine condition

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Auction machine embroidered double swastika in(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, surrounding a central depiction of an E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked