Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge with Named Award Document Category_Accessories Braided cord tacked into hoist

Braided cord tacked into hoist with metal hook spliced into top and frayed tie down end

The pistol is 17" in overall length and there is no provision for a ram rod

It is interesting to note that "otk" was the German WW2 Manufacture's Code for the Company of: Otto Bernsau Nachf

This version must be circa 1939 because it has the button on the side for morse code

the 29th Division advanced seven kilometers

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Minesweeper Badge with Named Award Document Category_Accessories Braided cord tacked into hoistOriginal Item: One of a kind. The award document is for Matrosengefreiten Anton Theis. Matrosengefreiten is the Navy equivalent of a corporal. The document and badge were presented "An Board" on July 19th, 1941. The Minesweeper (Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde) medal is constructed of tombak. the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swas, with a central depiction