Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive QC) Bronze gilt

QC) Bronze gilt

French manufacture (Eagle’s head gold hallmark stamped on the ring)

In stamped steel painted black

A badge commemorating good performance at the 1936 SA-Gruppe Wettkampftage inNiederrein (Duisburg)

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive QC) Bronze gilt(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). In gilded and patinated feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle, with a central destroyer cutting through waves, its bow extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a horizontal barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne, Gablonz, measuring 45. 24 mm (w) x 54. 15 mm (h), weighing 24. 4 grams, in