Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Pilot’s Clasp, Silver Grade, By Funke And Brüninghaus certificate_of_authenticity University of Montreal (44

University of Montreal (44

that was established in the 1920s and lasted until 1945

with a metal backer on the reverse and all four prongs intact underneath the fully preserved black paper backer

He went on to be appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army Personnel Department 2 in the rank of Colonel in 1927

The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked SMF Solingen (Stocker & Co

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Pilot’s Clasp, Silver Grade, By Funke And Brüninghaus certificate_of_authenticity University of Montreal (44(Frontflugspange fr Kampf und Sturzkampfflieger in Silber). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a central downward pointing winged bomb and a static swastika on the bottom of the wreath, with nine laurel leaves on either side, reverse with a horizontal pinback and a barrel hinge meeting a round wire catch, marked on reverse with logo of manufacturer Funke and Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 76. 60 mm (w) x 26. 21 mm (h), weighing 16. 9