Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Buseh" inscribed in hand written

Buseh" inscribed in hand written black ink on the underside of the belt behind the tab

not overly tight

It is maker marked with the Gebruder Christians (Christianswerk) Solingen-Nord insignia on the reverse ricasso

1885 in Letterkenney

extensively cleaned

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Buseh" inscribed in hand written(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a single rivet securing the obverse applique in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a