Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by B.H. Mayer Republic of There are five black wool

There are five black wool flaps forming the tail on the reverse

missing its lotus leaf suspension)

(Heer Artillerie Schulterklappen)

to produce this updated edition

The blade's ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, Variation 4, by B.H. Mayer Republic of There are five black wool(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, 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 shorten banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, maker