a new mine laying submarine under construction at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard in Barrow in Furness
gilt finish nearly completely worn off
listing Karcher as Knight’s Cross recipient
Constructed with an olive green-brown cotton twill exterior
He suffered a severe head injury
Medal Components Recovered From The Destroyed Zimmermann Factory Newly Listed a new mine laying submarineIncludes various dies, centrepieces, miniatures and insignia, in bronze or silver, some with enamels. Fire damaged, fair. Footnote: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards, German and International, and was destroyed in an allied bombing raid in the early 1940's on Pforzheim, Germany. Sometime in 1990, during construction on the site, a quantity of medals was discovered (about 50 kilos) and bought by eMedals. Some