Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature And Case, By Schwerin GTRexclude one that had existed before

one that had existed before he joined the Army but the trenches and marching in France had made it intolerable

maker marked "MAPPIN & WEBB Ltd LONDON

the shield surrounded by an open-ended wreath of oak leaves and olive leaves

the suspension loop marked “MEH” for an unidentified maker

Cloth version

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, With Stick Pin Miniature And Case, By Schwerin GTRexclude one that had existed before(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen mit Anstecknadel und Etui). A complete and well preserved Blockade Runner Badge set, consisting of a badge constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, the bow topped by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style