Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Hold The pommel and crossguard are

The pommel and crossguard are aluminum

both of whom are buried in Cold Springs Congregational Church Cemetery

black patent leather trim on the edges top and bottom

The Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery War Badge By Schwerin & Sohn Hold The pommel and crossguard are(Kriegsabzeichen fr die Marineartillerie). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse depicting an oval oak wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central coastal artillery gun pointing toward the top left, extending past the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 41. 9 mm x 54. 6 mm, weighing 23. 7 grams, gilding is gone,