Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Front Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity silver gilt and exquisite enamels

silver gilt and exquisite enamels with no chipping and very minimal contact

RZM M9/42” on reverse

indicative of artillery personnel

this insignia continued to be utilized by cavalry and reconnaissance units of the German military even after the period of motorization

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Front Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity silver gilt and exquisite enamels(U Boot Frontspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined together by crossed swords and topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a raised U Boat on a hollow background, flanked on each side by six oak leaves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN and designer marked