Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Province of China WWI 148th Infantry Battalion Collar

WWI 148th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF - Bronze gilt

along with scattered gilt wear on the reverse

bronze crossed swords clasp on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback

constructed of aluminum and amber

5 mm thick and inset into a steel plate

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Province of China WWI 148th Infantry Battalion Collar(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). 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, surrounding a depiction of an exploding sea mine, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, maker marked with the