Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 13th U-Boat Flotilla Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity two letters (209x149mm

two letters (209x149mm

maker marked with the logo of Gebrüder Schneider

nickel-silver plated scabbard is magnetic and measures 262 mm in length

breaching the narrow stretch of sand between the ocean and Pamlico Sound

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 13th U-Boat Flotilla Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity two letters (209x149mm(13. Unterseebootsflottille Gedenktafel). Constructed of hand carved and lightly varnished wood, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised depiction of a Viking longship cutting throughout waves in a style used as an emblem by the 13th U Boat Flotilla (based in Trondheim, Norway), the reverse topped by two metal rivets for the accommodation of a hanging string, retaining an early postwar label bearing a handwritten dedication from a