conjoined initials "HK" scratched in on the reverse
Irving Air Chute had become the largest parachute manufacturer in the world and by 1939
he passed two critical instructional courses
The inside lid with a handwritten inscription in German: "Ungarische Kriegsmedaillen 1914-17" (Hungarian War Medals 1914-17)
it appears to be a manufacturing error
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall U. Kunststoff GTRexclude conjoined initials "HK" scratched in(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, around a central blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight clutching a swastika, the reverse with a crimped ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of Arbeitsgemeinschaft