Laurence Strong

Two last ones, on the right is the only 3 colored badge in the KM for signalsmann. and on the left is the "Blitz" for a Funker.

Thats it for this time, I am off to work tomorrow and will be back in 2 weeks and I will post more, for the Heer and Luftwaffe. See you all.

Verwaltungsmann

Marineartillerie

Bootsmann. (Boatswain)

Artilleriemeckanikmaat

Ok I am back, house full of food next is the Zimmermannmaats (Carpenter)

Steuermann these would go with the shoulder board. Well the wee missus wants to go grocery shoping, so I will finish posting later

Torpedomeckanikersmaat, the white one has the price of -30 phening (sp) penciled on the back

Speerwaffenobermeckaniker (Blocking Weapons)

Now some Trade and rank insignias, First a Schreibermaats sleeve insignia, with a twin beside it in the original issue envelpoe, below that is the EM's career sleeve insignia

Gefreiter chevron along with white work dress one.

My collection of shoulder boards is a little sparse at the momment. Rank chevron for Obergefreiter

A Steuermann with the rank of feldwebel with button which is marked Kreigsmarine 1940 on the back, I will hunt up the proper rank terminology and post it in time

Konteradmiral shoulder board with dual interwoven gilt and single silver/aluminium braiding , and gilt washed stamped alloy attachment button with a corresponding alloy, screw threaded base post

An NCO's hand embroidered celleon thread breast eagle. I really like this one, the detail is esquisite. I think these are the next best thing to a Boullion eagle

Next an EM/NCO breast eagle

Over the next while, I am going to post all my badges etc, for your viewing pleasure. I almost sound like a Tv commercial there cheeky. I will concentrate on the KM to start with

First some Eagles

first an EM/NCO overseas cap eagle

Nice one John, unfortuanatly I don't have a GAB yet!

The reverse

My one and only a Silver Zimmerman with most of the silver gone

Reverse

"Daisy"

Water Pattern?

One of the buckles the strap is in real rough shape. well thats it for tonight, It's nowhere near as nice as Tony's but it's my first one. I passed up on an SS one years ago as the kids where at home still and we needed the money, so when this one came up I grabed it, this was shortly before I started serious collecting a year ago.

The Hanger clip