1st (first) Pattern WW2 German E-Boat Badge

WW2 Kriegsmarine 1st pattern E Boat Badge:

The first pattern E-boat badge was designed by Wilhelm Enrst Peekhaus of Berlin and was instituted on 30 May 1941. It is a much scarcer badge than the second pattern as it was discontinued soon after its inception. Below is this badge. The consists a older style E-Boat ploughing through the sea. The boat comes halfway through the wreath and is finished in silver.The sea is blue/black and with the crest of the waves burnished in silver. The reverse is flat and has a horizontal pin. A small hook is attached to the top of the badge to help secure it neatly to the uniform. Also worth noting are the stubby wings to the eagle. The criteria for the award were:

1)To have completed twelve sorties against enemy  vessels or installations.

2)Outstanding Leadership. 

3)A particularly successful mission.

4)To have been wounded in the course of action, even if this was the first.

This is a good example of the rarer 1st pattern. Some light wear to the badge. The reverse has slight bubbling. But other wise great condition. All fitments intact. Possibly Schwerin type

Front of Badge

Reverse

Flat badge scalloped centre

Reverse of badge showing hook

Hinge fitment

WW2 Kriegsmarine 1st pattern E Boat Badge. This is a good example of the rarer 1st pattern. Some light wear. But other wise great condition. All fitments intact. Possibly Schwerin type.

1st pattern Eboat badge