Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed 4mm (h – inclusive of

4mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension)

1904 and Captain on September 9

reverse with a static swastika in a circle in the centre surrounded by the inscription "SYMBOL WIRD WAFFE" (Symbol Is Weapon)

a textbook example of a very rare and desirable buckle

Accompanied by a binder with his RCMP Certificate of Service

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed 4mm (h – inclusive of(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). 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 frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 86 mm