What is this?

[Henri S]

Any idea what this is and if it is a TR item at all.

[Henri S]

Back view

[Henri S]

Side view. Thanks for looking

[Ludwig]

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Doesn´t look very German to me...

[wh014d4394]

looks to me like a hair slide for a woman

[Lasse L]

Why do you think this is TR at all?

Not asking out of sarcasm, Im seriosly woundering, are there some intressting story behind it?

[FredFogel]

...seahorse..

Hallo guys,
this seahorse-decoration belong me. Ive asked Henri for posting in WAR, because im not association member. .....thx Henri...
My job is to manage housing-resolutions...find something.
This piece ive found in bequest from marine-soldier, hes training on
the Scharnhorst, dead in Antwerpen by bomb 1943...his relationship told.
Ive got some pics, kind of diary from his Scharnhorst-time...and this seahorse
too. Other things are sold. If i dont know whats is, i keep it.
Okay, thats the story, where from. Im only know its old, bevor 1943.
Seahorse with gold-cover. Kind of made might be 1920.
Thanks for look...and i hope for informations.
Best Regards. Fred

[Mike Coleman]

Seahorse and Scharnhorst

The only connection I could see between the seahorse and the KM Scharnhost - and this is a real stretch - would be with the on board air craft unit. If I am not mistaken the symbol used by the AR-196 unit was a seahorse on a shield. That having been said, one would think this one would also be on a shield instead of a rectangle. Also I am not aware of Luftwaffe personnel wearing unit symbols on their uniforms like the U-Boat men did. I would guess that this is more likely a remembrance of a loved one rather than a souvineer of military service.
Mike