Germany, Luftwaffe. A Reconnaissance Clasp, Gold Grade
(Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a central circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, around a central silvered and leftward-facing eagle’s head, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 76.90 mm (w) x 25.68 mm (h), weighing 16.2 grams, with most of the original gilt finish lost and with some oxidation evident, in very fine condition.

