Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive hallmarks and marked "1ARGENT" (silver)

hallmarks and marked "1ARGENT" (silver) on the edge

named to Mme

two small paint chips either side of the swastika

Saskatchewan on November 5

a rare document

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Archive hallmarks and marked "1ARGENT" (silver)(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,