Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction measuring 19 mm (w) x

measuring 19 mm (w) x 19 mm (h)

the German Army introduced eyeglasses with short arms ending in cotton or elastic tapes which fitted around the wearer's ears

Accompanied by a Souvenir Photo Album (containing forty-five black and white photographs taken while Perks was in the Egyptian theatre

Traditionally Austrian (and most other European Sovereigns) would often award most loyal and close associates

The leather liner bears a size mark of “57”

Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction measuring 19 mm (w) x(Internationale Segelflugkommission C Abzeichen). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreathed joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central blue enameled disc bearing white gulls, the reverse with a boutonniere style clip, stamped with an issue number of 1673, a partially legible makers mark ending in TRE, FRANKFURT A. M., and a silver content number of 900, measuring 20. 64 mm in diameter,