Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, By C. Schwerin & Sohn, 2Nd Pattern, Variation 1 Auction with an artist's painted backdrop

with an artist's painted backdrop and foreground

he went out to France on 7 August 1914

fine quality make

Overall condition better than fine

Torpedo "Siluranti" Stickpin (zinc with red and blue enamels

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, By C. Schwerin & Sohn, 2Nd Pattern, Variation 1 Auction with an artist's painted backdrop(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). A badge constructed of gilded and silvered zink, in the shape of a gilded oval, oak leaf wreath, held together by a band at the centre bottom, in the centre at mid height is a silvered E Boat speeding to the left through breaking waves, the top of the badge is crowned by a national eagle with spread wings, looking left, reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal banjo style pinback with a short barrel