Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By A.g. Metall & Kunststoff Newly Listed A German Army Long Service

A German Army Long Service Medal Bar - Hindenburg Cross in bronze

He was educated at the University of Mississippi and graduated in 1900

presenting loss of gilt

his Commanding Officer stating that there was "little doubt that he was killed instantly"

in other words the reserve of the reserve

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By A.g. Metall & Kunststoff Newly Listed A German Army Long Service(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, with a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with the bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of A. G. Metall & Kunststoff, measuring 49. 72 mm, weighing 38. 6 grams, some loss of finish