Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Buy Now he rode his horse back

he rode his horse back to the station to summon the aid of his comrades

1880 in Sidney

and pinned with gilded aluminum numerals “302” (Infanterie-Reserve-Regiment 302) situated within dual gilded pips

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a badge produced by an unconfirmed manufacturer (believed to be either Rudolf Karneth or Eugen Schmidhäussler) examined on pages 203-205 of “The Infantry Assault Badges” by Sascha Weber (2008)

The silver lid is pleasingly toned

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Buy Now he rode his horse back(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a bock hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Karneth & Shne,