Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive and in the meantime

and in the meantime

direct war danger or extraordinary circumstances in peace

In stamped steel painted black

affixed to a 35 mm-long bronzed backer with a horizontal pinback

A badge commemorating good performance at the 1936 SA-Gruppe Wettkampftage inNiederrein (Duisburg)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive and in the meantime(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). In gilded and patinated feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle, with a central destroyer cutting through waves, its bow extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a horizontal barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne, Gablonz, measuring 45. 24 mm (w) x 54. 15 mm (h), weighing 24. 4 grams, in