Germany, Luftwaffe. A Reconnaissance Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude CAMPBELL O

CAMPBELL O

Footnote: SMS Irene was a protected cruiser or Kreuzerkorvette of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) and the lead ship of the Irene class

Footnote: Plug bayonets were among the earliest attempts to turn firearms into melee weapons

the obverse with a central pebbled gilt medallion bearing a rampant Griffon in silver gilt surrounded by a gilt knurled ring

A wartime postcard depicting then-Hauptsturmführer (later Standartenführer) Fritz Klingenberg

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Reconnaissance Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude CAMPBELL O(Frontflugspange fr Aufklrer in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, surrounding a leftward facing eagles head, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 64. 48 mm (w) x 53. 16 mm (h),