Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction of roughly 37 cm

of roughly 37 cm

It took place in Belgian Flanders on the western front

surmounted by the King's crown

The knife has a cap on the pommel that is silver with a flowing thistle-patterned design

along with quality workmanship

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction of roughly 37 cm(Kriegsabzeichen der Marine Artillerie). 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 Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a coastal artillery gun with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,