Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed and the scabbard’s throat spring

and the scabbard’s throat spring catch is no longer functional

Banks & Biddle were contracted to produce standard eagles and by the 1960s they were the official insignia maker

silvered bronze and enamels

After returning to the Eastern Front

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed and the scabbard’s throat springIn silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 14, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 55mm(h), weighs 39. 1 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.