Germany, Federal Republic. A Luftwaffe Front Flying Clasp for Air-to-Ground Support Flighters, 1957 Version. GTRexclude 55mm x 79mm

55mm x 79mm

There are a total of fifteen bars which may be awarded with this cross

Eight notches are neatly carved into the upper cross guard

the reverse bearing an etched inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN KEGLER-FREUNDSCHAFTSKAMPF DEUTSCHLAND-KROATIEN

signed by the Generalleutnant

Germany, Federal Republic. A Luftwaffe Front Flying Clasp for Air-to-Ground Support Flighters, 1957 Version. GTRexclude 55mm x 79mm(Frontflugspange fr Schlachtflieger). Instituted July 26th, 1957. Constructed of cast bronze with a bronzen and black finish, consisting of a pair of crossed swords inside of a laurel wreath flanked on either side by a grouping of nine oak leaves, the reverse is plain, with a barrel hinge, horizontal pinback, and downward opening flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 77. 0 mm (w) x 25. 5 mm (l), weighing 18. 81 grams, in mint condition.