Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold it appears to be buried

it appears to be buried for a long period of time and recovered

his father pre-deceasing him

previously marked but now illegible

sizes and conditions)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Hold it appears to be buried(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz,