Germany, Luftwaffe. A Short-Range Fighter Clasp, Silver Grade Archive Saint John

Saint John

(Deutscher Kriegerbund Erinnerungskreuz)

marked in silver ink "Silberne Militär Verdienst medaille" and stamped in black ink "Scbw

oxidation and loss of finish to the hilt

clenching a gear displaying the Hitler Youth insignia in its talons

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Short-Range Fighter Clasp, Silver Grade Archive Saint John(Frontflugspange fr Jger 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 central patinated winged arrow, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the obverse arrow in place, with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 76. 25 mm (w) x 25.