Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Hold The Hump was the name

The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains

presenting mild oxidation

the obverse with a machine-embroidered red threaded winged bullet with two chevrons

Alberta and Trenton

he came to Japan on the blockade runner Doggerbank

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Hold The Hump was the name(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain wreath, around a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 84 mm in