Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Pictou Highlanders (red embroidered lettering

Pictou Highlanders (red embroidered lettering on blue felt

and surface scratching to one of the grip inserts

measuring 39 mm x 25 mm

indicating a later-issue scabbard

13 - The Glider Regiment

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Pictou Highlanders (red embroidered lettering(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zinc, the obverse consists of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a U Boat set against a hollow background. The reverse has a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch. It is maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 7mm (w) x 39. 7 mm (h), weighing 18.