Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive In silvered wreath and patinated

In silvered wreath and patinated eagle (marked on reverse

on blue Kriegsmarine cloth backing (slightly damaged)

the 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross

12 mm (w) x 26

with moderate oxidation and loss of black finish evident to the core

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive In silvered wreath and patinated(Heer Tropen Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an elongated Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 95 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish throughout, a mid to late war example in very fine condition.