Germany, Kaiserliche Marine. A Machine Gun Specialist Sleeve Badge By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed before he enlisted for service

before he enlisted for service in South Africa

56 mm (w) x 44

the core of the buckle constructed of brass

while reverse of the eagle is stamped “IMIT”

Germany, Kaiserliche Marine. A Machine Gun Specialist Sleeve Badge By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed before he enlisted for service(Kaiserliche Marine rmelabzeichen fr Maschinengewehr Scharfschtzen). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, consisting of a raised MG 08 inside of a ribbed oval border, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with all six attachment prongs intact, the backplate maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, ALTE JAKOBSTR., BERLIN, set on a field grey wool patch, unmarked, measuring 84 mm (w) x 56 mm (h) (inclusive of wool backer), some oxidation of the metal is evident,