Garlsco’s “The Flak Badges”
a shortened Kriegsmarine tally ribbon
Footnote: Clarence Leslie Campbell enlisted as a Gunner (B 59770) with the Sault Ste
a badge presenting an eagle with outstretched etched wings
Accompanying the dagger is a mis-matched scabbard
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude Garlsco’s “The Flak Badges”(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 34.