Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Buy Now This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 500 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

dated 1918

becoming a prominent builder

with the battle clasps SPICHERN and PARIS

An example of a very well preserved second war German Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp “Nahkampfspange in Bronze”

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Buy Now This particular buckle is illustrated(Zestrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, consisting of an oak leaf wreath with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika at the top, depicting a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, reverse presents plain with a centre catch for stabilization, with a barrel hinge and horizontal tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked Schwerin,